nationalism test Flashcards
What is the connection between the French Revolution, Napoleon, and the wars of independence in Latin America?
-Spain was busy fighting Napoleon and since they were so distracted it was the ideal time to revolt
-Haitains wanted equality and had the idea that they were now free
Why were Africans brought to Latin America?
they were brought as slaves
What was the role of the Catholic Church in Latin America?
Everything , the government , local leadership , in all control and in the case of hidalgo it was a bad attempt at trying to break free of spain
What were the different social classes in Latin America and how did they affect life for people, both before and after independence?
-Social class was everything because it was based on race
-Almost everything was lead by the creoles
-Most creoles did not believe in racial equality , Bolivar is the exception to the rule( a creole that believed in racial equality) Because of this he got ran out
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Define encomienda and explain how it affected people in Latin America?
A plantation system , slavery white people owned the encomienda and all others worked on it
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizo
Melado
Native americans
Africans
Explain what mercantilism is and how it affected people for decades to come following independence.
“ the colony exists for the mother country” one of the reasons they wanted independence
If they are independent , no more mercantilism , which means open trade with whoever you want
Who was Simon Bolivar and what impact did he have on Latin America?
A creole who believed in equality. He went against spain
Who was Jose de san Martin and what impact did he have on Latin America?
He frees the southern part of Latin america, argentina Chile
Was only a military guy not a politician
Who was Father Hidalgo and how and why did his movement fail?
A priest who launched a failed movement of independence “ God told Hidalgo to revolt” HIdalgo was planning to revolt and then his guys got arrested. Army made of untrained mestizos. No military skills, no leadership and no game plan
Why did Gran Colombia fail?
Gran Columbia- when bolivar combined the colonies he freed
It was too big to govern , geography, too many obstacles
Iturbide is a prime example of the issues associated with independence from Spain. Explain why his rule epitomizes that.
The guy that gets independence for mexico. He was a corrupt creole that crowned himself emporer. Didn’t even last a year was more intrested in his own power than mexico. Power hungry creole
Example of a corrupt creole who cared more about himself than the people
Desalines:
the guy that took over haiti when they got independence ( nothing more than a dictator)
Toussaint started independence desalines achieves it for haiti
Who was Toussaint L’ Ouverture and what was his role in Haitian independence? What impact did his slave rebellion have globally?
Started Haitain independence , does not live to see independence was a former slave and was an inspiration in the independence movement
What impact did the Monroe Doctrine have on Latin America?
Monroe doctrine - said that America would not let latin america be colonized again because of trade
What problems existed for the Latin American nations, even after independence?
Corrupt leaders continued to exist as well as poverty for the lower classes
