Similarities Between Latin America And East Asia

The years 1850 through 1960 had a great Impact on the regions of Latin America and East Asia. During this time, they faced many political and economic challenges however, these challenges and the way Latin America and East Asia reacted to them had similarities and at the same time were very different. Economically, both of these regions relied heavily on imports from industrialized countries and were both politically instable although more so Latin America than East Asia. Communism during this time was spreading rapidly. Their forms of government and the growth of Communism in these regions also differed greatly. Industrialization continued to pose problems for non-industrialized portions of East Asia and much of Latin America. Swings in world economy greatly affected the Latin American region as well as East Asia. Any problems in the world economy
In Latin America, they went through various political leaders who both brought many positive changes but also hurt the economy. Under the rule of Hipólito Irigoyen, Argentina used profits accumulated during the war to industrialize and improve their transportation systems and public utilities but it was also a time of social tumult. Workers and middle-class people demanded social reforms and a larger voice in politics. Later, in 1946, Juan Perón developed a populist dictatorship very much like the Vargas regime in Brazil. In East Asia, Yuan Shikai was a strong military leader but had no political program. He later formed the political party called Guomindang which was unsuccessful and eventually led to the military control of the government. Mao Zedong and the Communist party came to power in China in 1949 and significantly changed the shape of Chinese government and politics. Communism in China however made them dependent on the Soviet Union as they tried to provide for such a large