HST202 Chpt.23

The Spanish mercantilist monopoly came to an end in Latin America in which of the following decades?

1820s

When did slavery end in Brazil?

1888

Which political ideology favored a strict separation of church and state?

Liberals

. _______________ was a European-backed emperor of Mexico from 1864-1867.

Maximilian

Where did most of the immigrants from Europe, like the one's below, settle in Latin America?

They settled in urban areas like Buenos Aires

The Paraguayan War pitted Paraguay against

a triple alliance of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay

The Monroe Doctrine stated that...

the United States government would not tolerate foreign intervention in the Americas correct

The ____________ was the site of the showdown between Mexican forces and Texans intent on independence.

Alamo

In 1807 the Portuguese royal family, fleeing the advancing armies of Napoleon, relocated to __________

Brazil

By 1800, the viceroyalty of La Plata, with its capital the port of _________, had grown through contraband trade with Great Britain.

Buenos Aires

Some 235,000 _________ "coolies" were brought to Peru, Cuba, and Costa Rica, working in silver mines, sugar and cotton plantations, and later on railroads-and only about 10% of them returned home.

Chinese

Simón Bolívar's "Gran Colombia" encompassed the modern states of _______________.

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama

From which social group did many of the leaders of independence movements come from?

Creoles

Who launched the movement in opposition to the viceroyalty in New Spain (modern Mexico)?

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Which of the following was not a major industrial market for Latin American exports?

Portugal

The proclamation of a Brazilian republic resulted in which two political constituencies?

Provincial federalism vs. supporters of a strong central presidency

Caudillo is the Latin American term for a leader who

accepts no constitutional limits on his power

______________ ended slavery in Brazil in 1888

central government

After independence in Argentina, the ruling junta in Buenos Aires solidified into an oligarchy of __________

creoles elites

A major goal of Mexican revolutionaries, like Emiliano Zapata below, was to:

distribute land to tenant farmers, laborers, and village peasants

In the five years after the abolition of slavery, the Brazilian economy _____________.

expanded

Generally speaking, the 19th century Latin American economy revolved around _______.

exports

Under the leadership of _______________, the Mexican Revolution was ended late in 1920.

Álvaro Obregón