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35 Cards in this Set
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Martin Fierro
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wrote a romantic epic poem about the end of the way of the gaucho
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Cientificos
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advisors of government of Porfirio Diaz who were strongly influenced by positivist ideas
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Spanish-American War
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war fought between Spain and the U.S. starting in 1898
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Panama Canal
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resulted in U.S. support for Panama's independence, opened 1908
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Ariel
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Jose Enrigue Rodo's essay
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Toussaint L' Overture
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Led the creation of independent republic f Haiti in 1804
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Mask of Ferdianand
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Term given to movements in Latin America allegedly loyal to the displaced Bourbon king of Spain
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Father Miguel de Hidalgo
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Mexican priest who established independence movement among Indians and mestizos in 1810
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Augustin de Iturbide
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Conservative Creole officer in Mexican army who entered Mexico in 1821
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Simon Bolivar
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Creole officer in northern South America
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Gran Columbia
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independent states of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador
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Jose de San Martin
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Leader of independence movement in Rio de la Plata
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Dom, Joao VI
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Portuguese monarch who established seat of government in Brazil from 1808 to 1820
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Dom Pedro I
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Son and successor of Dom, Joao VI in Brazil
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Dr. Jose Rodriguez de Francia
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Ruler of independent Paraguay
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Andres Santa Cruz
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Mestzio general who established union of independent Peru and Bolivia between 1829 and 1839
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Caudillos
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Independent leaders who dominated local areas
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Centralists
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Latin American politicians who wanted to create strong, centralized, national governments
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Federalists
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Latin American politicians who wanted tax and commercial politics
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Antonio Lopez Santa Anna
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Seized power in Mexico after the collapse of the empire of Mexico in 1824
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Monroe Doctrine
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Stated that any European attempt to colonize in the Americas was to be considered unfriendly by the U.S.
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Auguste Conte
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French philosopher who made positivism
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Positivism
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Stressed observation and scientific approach
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Manifest Destiny
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Destine to rule from coast to coast
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Treat of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
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The agreement that ended the Mexican-American war and gave the U.S. Texas and California
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Mexican-American War
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Fought between Mexico and the U.S. from 1846 to 1848
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Benito Juarez
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Indian governor of state of Oaxcaca in Mexico
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La Reforma
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The name given to the liberal rebellion of Benito Juarez against Santa Anna
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Maximilan von Habsburg
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Proclaimed emperor of Mexico following intervention with France in 1862
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Porfirio Diaz
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Elected president of Mexico in 1876
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Argentine Republic
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Replaced state of Buenos Aires in 1862
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Fcundo
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Critique of the caudillo politics
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Fazendas
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Coffee estates
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Rebellion in the Backlands
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Account of the events of the canudos destruction
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Martin Fierro
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Romantic epic poem about the end of the way of the gaucho
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