Mexico & Peru Flashcards

1
Q

In what year was slavery abolished in Peru?

A

1854

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2
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Which country had the largest slave population until 1600

A

Mexico

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3
Q

Who initiated mexicos war of independence against the Spanish

A

Father hidalgo

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4
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What did father hidalgo argue

A

Blacks whites and indigenous are all equal

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5
Q

Who abolished racial categorization Census in Mexico

A

President Guerrero

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6
Q

What word did the Mexicans used to hide “black grandma in the closet”

A

Mixed

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7
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Who was Jose Maria vasconcelos

A

Leading Latin American philosophers of the first half of the 20th century
Became minister of education in 1921
Argues racial categories are fluid and blended as opposed to fixed and discrete. European African represent the future and therefore are superior

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8
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Who founded the theory of positivism and what does it mean

A

Kant.

Human nature is rational and science moves us forward

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9
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Who founded the theory of romanticism and what is it

A

Rousseau

Human nature is creative and passionate.

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10
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What was promised in the Peruvian war of independence led by Simon bolivar and Jose de San Martin?

A

Immediate freedom to the slaves that fought

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