Chapter 25 Reading Guide Questions- “The Consolidation of Latin America‚ 1830-1920” 1. What philosophical values did Latin American leaders share with Western leaders? 2. How did both the American and French Revolutions set examples for Latin America? 3. Who led the revolt and independence movement in Haiti? 4. How did Napoleon’s activities in Europe lead to many independence movements in Latin America? 5. Who was Simon Bolivar? What was Gran Colombia? 6. Where did Jose the San Martin lead
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way to a different region to develop independence and new colonies. This region is named Central America‚ also known as Latin America. Central America portrays progress‚ independence and expanding cultures. While not considered as a continent of its own‚ Central America gives a shortcut to the Pacific Ocean‚ and once housed the Aztecs and Mayans in northern Central America. Latin America consists of more than thirty countries. In pre-Columbian time‚ the countries of northern Central America were
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taken seriously because of where they come from and how they are perceived. Without any opportunity to better themselves and try to move up in society‚ they will stay in the same shape of poverty that they always have been in (“Race and Racism in Latin America:Brazil”). 3 In the video‚ “A White Audience is Left Speechless by a Brilliant Question About Race” the speaker asks the audience (all white people) if they would like to be treated the way that blacks are in society. If they did then they would
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the movies‚ food and even in the Portuguese Language Dictionaries. Like Latin‚ English became the Lingua Franca through imperialist conquest. An empire is not complete until the conquered peoples adopt and accept the conquerors language and culture since it is communication what decides the size of political states. On the other hand‚ what made of Roma a complete empire was also what made of Latin a dead tongue. Latin was universal but it never eliminated other languages‚ because language is
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explains why he contradicted magical and realistic events in the novel. After listening to this presentation‚ it expanded my knowledge of Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The Individual Oral Presentation on the concept and background of machismo in Latin American countries further expanded my knowledge of Chronicle of the Death Foretold. The presenter did a great job at explaining the meaning and sense of being macho in Spanish-speaking countries. Stereotypically‚ being macho is similar to being manly;
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The Solitude of Latin America Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982‚ fifteen years after the publication of his book One Hundred Years of Solitude. His speech accepting the Nobel Prize‚ lived up to his stature; a brilliant author and narrator seamlessnessly blending the real with the unreal‚ the ordinary and the magical. The speech offers glimpses into Marquez’s thoughts pertaining to Latin America‚ to his childhood and to humanity as a whole. Marquez’s speech
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were hype. 2. When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin came back in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine. Latin music is the Latin rhythm mixed with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sound of Salsa started being blended with pop and R&B so more people could understand it. 4. What was the influence of CBS’ Latin division on the explosion of Latin music in the US? They
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Grammys. the crowd and people watching at home loved it. It was widely supported and accepted. 2. When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. "Conga" by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought back Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sounds of salsa changed because it
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1990s. The crowd and people watching at home loved it. It was widely accepted and supported. 2. When did Latin music burst back on the scene? What song brought it back to the mainstream? What effect did it have? Latin music bursted back on the scene in 1984. “Conga” by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine brought Latin music back to the mainstream. It defined Latin pop music by mixing a Latin beat with English words. 3. How did the sounds of salsa change? The sounds of salsa changed because it
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Why did the Creoles Lead the fight against the spanish? Asia is Latin America and the Caribbean’s second largest trading partner after the US. As Asia demanded for commodities‚ the result was a trade between Asia and Latin America/the Caribbean grew over 20% a year in the past decade‚ receiving a lot of pay. Followed by the Creoles‚ who were of Spanish descent‚ but were considered inferior because they were born in Latin America. The Creoles lead the revolutions to gain more political power; they
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