PPT-Imperialism in Latin America

Imperialist powers controlled Latin America with economic influence and political intervention Economic Imperialism Economic Imperialism By the end of the 1800s the US and Europe were buying many products from Latin America. 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. . 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. Dr. Chris Busey. Assistant Professor of Middle Level & Social Studies Education. Texas State University. Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Agenda. Critical Thinking Through Maps. Analyzing Music for Afro-Latin Themes. The March Toward Imperialism. The Growth of Imperialism. “Imperialism” means stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating or influencing weaker nations…. This domination can be done economically, politically, culturally, or militarily. Learning Target/goal #3 . Which European nation. s industrialized after England?. Why did nations get involved in imperialism/colonialism. ?. Map of the world. Create . Imperialism. . Vocabulary. Imperialism. 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) . 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. (WB PRWP 7795). Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán (World Bank). Luis-Felipe López-Calva (World Bank). Nora Lustig (Tulane University). Daniel Valderrama (Georgetown University). IEA 18. th. World Congress. . Lesson 8 . The Americas in the Age of Imperialism . Learning Objectives. Identify the political problems faced by new Latin American nations.. Describe Mexico’s struggle to achieve stability.. Explain why Latin America entered a cycle of economic dependence.. 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.. Little interest in expanding the nation’s territory. . focused on rebuilding the South, industry and settling the west. We were isolationist – isolating one’s nation from the affairs of other nations. By. the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. was occupying four of Spain’s former colonies. “Imperialists” saw this as an opportunity.. They believed the U.S. should take its own colonies before European countries got them all.. 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, . Evaluating continuity and change. AFRICA . 1850. AFRICA. 1900. Definition of Imperialism:. The domination by one country of the political . (government & laws). , . economic . (wealth, trade, resources), .