Latin American REvolution

1. Topic: Instability in Latin
America
AIM:
What were some of the problems that
emerged as a result of independence in Latin
America?

3. 8.) Why was it so hard
for Latin America to
stay united?
Geographic Barriers

6. 8.) It was really big.
Geographic features like the
andes and amazon rainforest
prevented the ability of the
people to unite.
#8 Answer

7. 9.) What problem did Latin
America face that made
democracy difficult to
achieve?
Social Injustice

11. 9.) The ruling power simply passed down
from one elite (the peninsulares) to another
(the creoles). Everyone else in the lower
classes, including the Mestizos, mulattoes,
Indians, and Africans still were unhappy.
#9 Answer

12. 10.) Who became the ruling
class?
Societal Injustice

14. 11. Why was it difficult for the
people of Latin America to
keep control once they gained
their independence from
Spanish colonists?
Military Rulers

16. 11.) The people of Latin
America had little experience
with self-governance once they
won their independence from the
Spanish.
#11 Answer

17. 12.) Who stepped in to take
control in many countries once
they gained independence?
Military Rulers

18. 12.) Military leaders called...
#12 Answer

19. 13.) Why is an economy
dependent on cash crops seen
as unstable?
Economic Problems

23. 13.) The economy could be
devastated by a drought or if
prices for the product decreases.
#13 Answer

24. 14.) What was wrong with
foreign investment in the
newly independent Latin
American countries?
Economic Imperialism

27. 14.) Foreign investment usually
only benefited the rich.
#14 Answer

28. The Mexican Revolution

29. 15.) How did General Porfirio
Diaz's rule lead to the Mexican
Revolution?

32. 15.) He was a harsh dictator who
benefited the rich while
neglecting the poor. The poor
eventually revolted.
#15 Answer

33. 16.) How did Emiliano Zapata
and Francisco "Panco" Villa
contribute to the Mexico
Revolution?
Key Figures

35. Emiliano Zapata

37. Francisco "Panco" Villa

39. 16.) Emiliano Zapata lead a peasant revolt
in the South calling for land reform.
"Pancho" Villa formed a peasant army in
the north and fought against the Mexican
and US government.
#16 Answer

40. 17.) How did the new
Constitution of 1917 in Mexico
benefit the people?
Effects of the Revolution

41. Venustiano Carranza

42. 17.) It called for land reform,
gave government control of
Church estates, and guaranteed
more rights to workers and
women.
#17 Answer

43. 18.) What social reforms were
instituted following the
Mexican Revolution?
Social Reform

44. 18.) Government set up libraries
and schools. Some Indian land
was given back.
#18 Answer

45. 19.) Who did the Mexicans
(and most of Latin America)
hate that instilled the spirit of
nationalism?
Economic Nationalism

46. 19.) Foreign investors...
#19 Answer