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The chronology of latin american history 1450 – 1750
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| THE CHRONOLOGY OF LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY 1450 – 1750
1695
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Gold discovered in Brazil leads to internal settlement of frontier by prospectors
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1700
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Caribbean islands are main source of sugar; main customer for African slaves
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1700
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Indian population falls to five million; cattle, sheep outnumber Indians in most areas
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1702 – 1713
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War of Spanish Succession: English obtain right to supply slaves, trade in region
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1728
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Spanish crown supports economic development of industry, imports, commerce
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1759 – 1788
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New Spanish monarch institutes economic, political, military reforms in colonies
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1778
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Spain, Portugal formally delineate boundaries between their colonies, empires
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18th Century
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French, English control Caribbean; majority of world’s sugar comes from region
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18th Century
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American crops had spread world wide and influence population growth
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1792
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Slave rebellion in Haiti abolishes slavery, led to free black state
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1800
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30,000 peninsulares; 3.5 million creoles; 10 million Indians, blacks, mestizos, mullatos
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1808
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Spanish American wars of independence begin with rebellions in Mexico, Venezuela
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1819
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Regional liberals seek secular state, free trade, immigration; clash with conservatives
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1822
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Brazil independent of Portugal as an empire; population predominately African, slave
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1823
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US issues Monroe Doctrine telling Europeans to stay out of American affairs
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1840
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Brazilian exports consist of 40% coffee, 80% by 1880; ¼ of population were slaves
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1850
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Large Italian, Portuguese immigration to Brazil begin to lessen need for slaves
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UK accounts for majority of trade, importing raw materials, exporting finished goods
| 1850 |
Railroads, steamships, telegraphs open interior of Brazil; railroads in Argentina, Cuba
| 1850 – 1930 |
Massive European migration to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
| 1850 – 1880 |
Peru exports of fertilizer dominate world market; uses wealth to reform society
| 1879 – 1881 |
War of Pacific gives Chile control of copper, nitrates; makes Chile a regional power
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1886, 1888
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Cuba, Brazil are last states to abolish slavery begun during wars of independence
| 1890 |
Argentine exports grew five times since 1860; beef, hides, wool, grains exported
| 1890 |
First socialist party founded in Argentina follows growth of industry, rise of workers
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1914
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US builds, opens Panama Canal after declaring Panama independent of Colombia
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1910
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More than 40% industry, wealth owned by US in Mexico, Central America
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1914 – 1918
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World War I: countries supply oil, beef, minerals to both sides, loses ships to submarines
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1914 – 1918
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Cut off from suppliers, Latin America experiences import substitution, industrialization
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1914 – 1933
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30 US military interventions to protect US investments: Central America, Caribbean
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1916
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US intervenes in Mexico after Pancho Villa raids US banks, kills US citizens
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1917
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Mexican Constitution is revolutionary: state-owned nationalized industries common
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1920s
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Growth of industrial, urban work force exerts influence on politics, students radicalize
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1920s
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US replaces UK as primary source for investment capital: US controls regional exports
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1929
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$5 billion invested in Latin America, 1/3 of all US investment abroad
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1930s
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Foreign investment cease, exports collapse as result of Great Depression
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1930s
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Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico develop of steel, oil to offset loss of exports
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1942 – 1945
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Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru join Allies in World War II
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1945 – 2000
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Industrialization, urbanization transform region; anti-imperialism, social issues critical
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1950s – 1970s
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Central America, Caribbean economies single commodity exporters subject to prices
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1961
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US Alliance for Progress seeks to help development in Latin America through US aid
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1970s
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750,000 illegal immigrants to US; 5 million migrants per year in Latin America
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1973 – 1989
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Global recession hit region hard; huge foreign debts, prices of exports fall dramatically
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1980s
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½ population in Latin America live in cities, 25 cities are larger than 1 million
| 1980s – 1990s |
Declining economic opportunities, rise of squatter settlements, environmental destruction
| 1994 |
Free trade associations established: NAFTA, MERCOSUR
| 2000 |
Latin America continues search for economic growth, social justice, political stability
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