PPT-THE AMERICAS LATIN AMERICA

FOUNDATIONS 8000 BCE600 CE Neolithic societies in Latin America formed along coastlines and lakes not river valleys Olmec 1500 500BCE Gulf of Mexico Advanced architecture sculpture number system calendar trade routes. By the late 1400s Spanish explorers arrived in the Americas.. In 1519 a Spanish army led by Cortez landed in Mexico in search of gold and riches.. With 600 soldiers he conquered the Aztecs in 2 years with superior weapons and horses.. 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. 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,. Chapter 22, Section 4. By the late 1800’s the United States had built an empire that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The nation needed a shorter, quicker route between the two oceans. 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. Toussaint L’Overture and El Libertador . Background to A Rebellion. One of the key moments in the spread of the Atlantic revolutions to Latin America and the Caribbean was the Haitian Rebellion (1791-1804). Dr . Camillia. . Cowling. 1940s recordings of Brazilian slave songs by Stanley . Stein. No tempo do . cativeiro. Aturava. . muito. . desaforo. Levantava. de . manha. . cedo. Com . cara. . limpa. 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”:. 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. (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. Objective 3.5: . Consider the causes and effects of the Depression and how effectively they were dealt with in the countries of Latin America, focusing on Argentina and Brazil. Warm-Up: Statistical Analysis. The Spanish Conquest of the Americas WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 3- ② Columbus explains his project to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Christopher Columbus Asians and the Land East of Them Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?