PPT-History of Latin America

Olmec Maya Toltec Aztec Inca Click on a Native American culture to learn more Olmec Built first civilization in Latin America 1500 BC300 BC Each city focused on a particular activity and depended on each other Some cities were known for farming controlled valuable mineral resources . Nora Lustig. Tulane University. New Challenges for Growth and Productivity. The Growth Dialogue – G24. Washington, DC -- September 25, 2013. 1. Inequality in Latin America is high…. . …but declining since around 2000. Juan Carlos Moreno . Brid. . Deputy. Director . ECLAC - . Mexico. . . JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,. New Delhi, . January. 2012. Global growth has slowed sharply after the recovery from the crisis. Challenges and Opportunities in Growing Markets. Sean Darragh. Executive Vice President, Global Strategies. Carmen Stacy. Director, Global Issues & Multilateral Affairs. Critical Markets . . 580 million. Robert Devlin and Graciela . Moguillanski. Comment by Carlos Alvarez. OECD Development Centre. Why industrial policy in Latin America?. Latin America has experienced high rates of growth but,. APSU. Why Study Latin America. Because it matters: . Latin . American countries have been our allies, our enemies, and our trading partners. The history, politics and economics of the United States is entangled with Latin America and increasingly our culture is being shaped by influences from countries south of the border. . . By Greg . Grandin. 12. th. grade U.S.-Latin American Relations (History/Political Science). Laura Kirk. TESL 421. Winter 2012. Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, The United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism. 1791-1845. Independence Movements in Latin America. European domination of Latin . America. Spread . of Enlightenment . ideas. American . and French . revolutions. Growth . of nationalism in Latin America. Recap from the CIA . Factbook. Data Chart. Why do you think the countries of Latin America are not as well off as the U.S.?. Recap from the CIA . Factbook. Data Chart. Why do you think the countries of Latin America are not as well off as the U.S.?. Cold War Period. TODAY’s OBJECTIVES:. Explain the political context in Latin America after WWII . Explain . how the Cold War affected . Latin America. Following . WWII – the political grouping into three “worlds”:. Iran Rodrigues, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida . iranmr@ufl.edu. . Overview. Democracy and Justice in Latin America. Political. institutions and Government. Brief Political and Economic history. Revolution and Reaction into the 21. st. Century . By: Roman Gonzalez, . Clark . Lurot. and . Veronica . Pasamante. . Overview. Latin America not as involved w/ WWII . Cold war  new revolutionary motives. In Latin America, most of the countries are quite ____.. They are what we would called ____ nations because they are still mainly agricultural based and do not have a great deal of money per person, or ____ income.. Colonization of Latin America. Before Europeans arrived the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations ruled different parts of today’s Latin America. These indigenous people had developed their own cultures with unique languages and religions.. SS6G4 A-B-C. SS6G1. The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean.. . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map:. . Amazon River. , . Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, .