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 . Introduction to Latin America. WHY HISTORY?. HOMILIES AND BROMIDES. “I hated History… just a bunch of facts and dates… Ugh!”. “Who needs it? Stuff that happened so long ago!”. “History is bunk.” (Henry Ford). 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. Chapter 18. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Chapter 20. Latin American Background. Peoples of Latin America. Peninsulares. - . Spanish-born whites (highest class). Creole. - colonial-born whites (minority). Mestizo. - mixed European and Indigenous descent (majority) . 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”:. 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.. WRITERS AND . ARTISTS. WHERE ARE WE?. Week 1: Introduction. . Modern Latin America. , . chs. . 1-2. Week 2: Dimensions of History. Modern Latin America. , . chs. . 3 and 5 and website, Primary Documents 37, 39. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. 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, . (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries. Syllabus Review. Professor . Kristalyn . M. . Shefveland. Fall . 2015. About your professor. My name is Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland and I am a specialist in Colonial and Native American History. I received my PhD in American History from the University of Mississippi in May 2010. My research interests include Colonial America, Native America, the Southeast, the Atlantic World and the British Empire. I am eager to learn about you and your specific interests in History. .