Lesson 4: Nation Building in Latin America

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  1. lesson for nation building in Latin America.
  2. Simone Bolivar, South American Liberator The exercise of power by
  3. the same individual has often been the end of democratic
  4. government. Frequent elections are essential in popular governments, for nothing
  5. is more perilous than to allow power to remain in
  6. the hands of the same man.
  7. The people become accustomed to obey him, and he becomes
  8. accustomed to command them from this originate observation and period.
  9. Simone Bolivar led several Latin American colonies in their fight
  10. for independence from Spain.
  11. These colonies became the nation's of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
  12. This quotation is from a speech that deliver, made at
  13. a meeting of revolutionary leaders in Venezuela in 18 19.
  14. Question. Do you agree with believers statement that it is
  15. dangerous for power to remain in the hands of one
  16. person for a long time?
  17. Explain why you some examples to support your opinion.
  18. Nationalist revolts During the 19th century, the American and French
  19. revolutions influence rebellions in Latin America.
  20. Many Latin American countries gained their independence during these times,
  21. so Martin crossing the Andes in 18 17.
  22. Jose de San Martin was an Argentine soldier, statesman and
  23. national hero who helped lead revolutions against Spanish rule in
  24. Argentina. 18 12, Chile, 18 18 and Peru, 18 21.
  25. To liberate southern South America from Spanish rule, San Martine
  26. developed a complicated strategy for ultimately taking Peru.
  27. The planning.
  28. Bald, capturing Shealy, building a Chilean navy and then sailing
  29. to Peru to complete the first part of his plan.
  30. Sam Martin had to cross the Andes Mountains ranges to
  31. get the shoe sand Martins march over the end, and
  32. this took from January 18 to February 8 18 17.
  33. He led his forces across Peaks.
  34. 22,000 ft.
  35. Hi. On February 12, he's surprised and the royalists at
  36. Casas the Shock Kabukicho and took Santiago, Chile.
  37. The Argentinian artist Martin Banel painted generals and Martine after
  38. crossing the Andes 18 17 in 18 65.
  39. Now we're going to watch a video about railways and
  40. Mexican Revolution questions.
  41. What two things did the construction of the railways do
  42. for Mexico during the revolution?
  43. Who was Pancho Villa?
  44. What do Italians Jose San Martine and Timo believer having
  45. come? The revolutionary spirit comes to Latin America?
  46. The Creoles, who for most of the upper class in
  47. Latin America became tired of European countries draining wealth from
  48. Latin American colonies.
  49. The success of the American Revolution gave the Creole elites
  50. hope that they could to defeat the European colonizers.
  51. Colony after colony denounced monarchy and declare independence.
  52. Haitian independence.
  53. About 100,000 slaves versus reported in western Hispaniola in 18
  54. oh three.
  55. To select a tool, a foreman slave person let the
  56. revolt to end slavery in this area.
  57. In 18 oh four, Haley became the first independent state
  58. in Latin America, the road to Mexican independence Parish priest
  59. Miguel Hidalgo let revolt against Spain in 18 10.
  60. Hidalgo has studied the French Revolution and wanted Mexicans native
  61. peoples to be free of Spanish control.
  62. Hidalgo's army of his thesis and Native Americans was poorly
  63. trained. Revolt was crushed and Hidalgo was put to death.
  64. Revolution was carried on by others and Mexico declared independence
  65. from Spain in 18 21.
  66. South American Liberation.
  67. How did Jose Martine of Argentina and Simon Bolivar of
  68. Venezuela earned the name Liberators of South America?
  69. Firstly, they believe South America should be liberated from Spanish
  70. rule. Secondly, both led revolutions across the content.
  71. I'm third within 14 years.
  72. The liberated Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and
  73. Chile challenges that accompany Latin American independence.
  74. The first one was that the wars for independence resulted
  75. in many deaths and heavy losses of livestock and other
  76. properties. Secondly, Borders disputed costs, wars between newly independent countries.
  77. Thirdly, lack of adequate roads, transportation and communication became a
  78. problem, and fourth jungles and mountains created barriers to national
  79. unity and communications.
  80. Nation building wars for independence resulted in a staggering loss
  81. of people, property and livestock.
  82. Newly Latin American countries became economically dependent on Western powers.