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In the continent of South America, located between Argentina and Brazil lies the country of Uruguay. After being founded by the Spanish in 1726, Uruguay was annexed by Brazil in 1821 then became an independent country on August 25, 1825. Uruguay’s population is roughly 350 million (as of 2009) with ages 15-64 making up most of its population. The male to female ratio for this age group is about even. The birth rate is 13.91/1,000 and the death rate is 9.12/1000 with a population growth rate of…

After undergoing Chavismo for twelve years, the truth is unveiling itself and the faults and errors of Hugo Chávez are understood. Infusions of chas funneleed intno social programs, the signs of decay are all evidnet eventhough Venezuela had underwent the largest oil boom in its history. During Chavismo, The policies and idiologies of Hugo Chávez (Oxford Dictionary, n.d.), the number of homocides had reached an unimaginable extent. Reports indicate that during an average weekend there are more…

Have you ever thought Cubans had the same life style as us Americans? Well that is not exactly true. There are many similarities and differences between Cubans and Americans. We were given many amounts of information and we were also told to find the many differences and similarities of Cubans and Americans. Cuba has many differences between America. This is because as shown on (http://country-facts.findthedata.com/compare/1-18/United-States-vs-Cuba) Cuba has a 3.3 chance of an unemployment…

Brazil is the biggest country in South America and also one of the biggest countries in the world. Due to Brazil’s size it boarders all of the countries in South America except for Ecuador and Chile. Brazil has many natural resources available in the country. Outside of the traditional cocoa and coffee, Brazil is also a major exporter of soybeans, oranges and many other warm climate crops. Brazil has some of the world’s largest iron ore deposits and is now considered one of the biggest gold…

The Haitian Revolution destroyed Haiti’s international relations causing an economic crisis and socioeconomic inequality, thus counteracting the liberties gained by the revolution. 1. As a newly freed nation of former slaves, the Western world felt threatened by Haiti’s new transformation inducing an international withdraw from commercial relations with nation. 2. With an international boycott of Haitian goods, Haiti financially struggled after losing their main source of revenue. 3. Desperate…

Throughout the world’s existence, there have been many men that have rewritten the course of history. Not many of these men, however, can compare to Simon Bolivar, a man of legend. El Libertador (translates to English as The Liberator), the soldier who liberated the modern-day countries of Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and his homeland, Venezuela, is remembered fondly in his home continent, and for good reason. The world as we know it would not be if it were not for the revolutionary mind…

“Within the first 100 years of the Europeans landing in the Americas, nine-tenths of the natives died out because of diseases the Europeans brought with them, such as smallpox and the plague. Corn, chocolate, and hemp were some goods that the Europeans got from the Americas. Most Spanish men were obsessed with three things: Gold, God, and Glory. To obtain these things, they had to go to the Americas. Hernan Cortes, a Spaniard, heard about El Dorado and went to Mexico in 1519 to find it. He ran…

The Path to Feeding the World: Norman Borlaug Norman Borlaug is a historic figure in America known for his work in fighting hunger. Norman was a man of humble origins and deep longing for education. Norman Borlaug’s upbringing and fight for education would become the foundation of his future success. Norman grew up on a family farm. He lived in the town of Cresco located in central Iowa. Norman’s great grandparents, Ole and Solveig Dӱbvig, where immigrants to the United States from Norway. His…

When the Latin American countries are working independently, the United States has seen Latin America as its sphere of influence.From 1822 to 1823, when the European “holy alliance” attempted to interfere in the independence movement of Latin America, the United States actively pursued the policy of “American affairs is American affairs”.In 1823, the United States President Monroe made a statement to the Congress, declared: “In the future any European powers may not be the continent has been…

Haiti being that it is the only case of a nation being forged out of a courageous and successful slave revolution, “it was also the first modern state founded by blacks, the first to abolish slavery and remains the only state founded and sustained by those who were enslaved who won their freedom by force of arms” (Phillips, pp. 3-7). Prior to Haiti’s liberation it led the world in the production of sugar, coffee, rum, cotton and indigo … this made Haiti the world’s richest colony and the busiest…