In the mid-1960's the issue of Mexican or Latin American immigration virtually disappeared as an issue in national politics because of "intensifying civil rights movement, urban unrest, and the escalation of the war in Vietnam (Gutierrez, 180)." ... Secondly, and which differs from the Mexican reason to migrate the most, is the rampant war that was going on, the violence, and the political turmoil that caused many Central Americans to immigrate. Lopez states, "emigration was stimulated by the horrors of civil war and governmental terror and repression. ... Gutierrez states the reason m...

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After having to prove himself to fight his way into power, the first order of business he focused on was bringing order to his country because after many years of war the nation was in a delicate state. ... This helped Mexico tremendously, maybe even too much, because to the people of Mexico it became obvious that the American people started having more rights in their own country. ... For centuries China set up ministries that had specific duties for taxes, public works, war, personnel, punishment, and ceremonies. ... This golden age for the Republic didn't last long, in 1927, the Guomin...

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"Total wars" would have catalyzed development of strong states, but given the pre-existing limitations of Latin American states, they could not wage such wars, focusing instead on limited wars directed largely at internal foes-civil wars, if you will-that provided few of the state-building benefits of total wars. ... Guatemala's political situation soon devolved into a protracted civil war, complete with racial and class division, massacres and atrocities, the destruction of infrastructure and industry, and the destabilization of government and societal institutions--precisely...

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Between 1518 and 1521 Hernando Cortez lead an expedition of approximately 600 men to the new world in what is now Mexico. ... When war did break loose, Cortez was forced to flee. ... Although the initial fighting with the Native Americans was not caused by their greed for gold, Cortez set out for Mexico from Cuba purely in search of famous riches. ...

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The same went for the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes who in 1519 went to Mexico in search of nothing but gold. ... The Spanish did set up colonies in Florida and New Mexico, but the colonies had no immigration, little trade, and little farming therefore they could not flourish; as in the case of the English. ... However The French and Indian War made the French give Canada over to England. The wars along with not enough immigration from France were the primary factors in why the French did not dominate America. ... The French did not create a big enough population to dominate N...

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Spain In short time, Spanish Conquistadors had overwhelmed both the powerful Aztec and Incan Empires that had controled today's Mexico and Peru. ... This system was based upon trade and war, and at first they had absolutely no competition- the Chinese had brought thier fleets back home, the Indian and Arab ships carried no guns, and the other European countries had not yet entered this field. ... The colonization of America remained almost completely unknow, however, because of the impending war with Spain. ... In 1682, an expedition was lead on the Mississippi all the way down to the ...

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President Roosevelt did not want Europe in Mexico because he feared Europe would move into America. ... After the Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave America Texas and other land west to California and Oregon. ...

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The following time line is supplied be the Latin American Solidarity: In 1846 the United states provoked a war with Mexico and acquired half of its territories, which included Texas and California. ... Along with these outrages the United States also declared war on Spain in 1898 and as a result annexed Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii. ... Military for years due to the operations of all the War Departments that consist within the center" (Encyclopedia NP). ...

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Before 1960 it was very uncommon to hear of the "contemporary Spanish American novel": there were Uruguayan, Ecuadorian, Mexican or Venezuelan novels. ... Gabriel Marquez gave an example of the social and economic injustices committed in his home country, Colombia, in his Nobel Prize speech: "There have been five wars and seventeen military coups; there emerged a dictator who is carrying out, in God's name, the first Latin American ethnocide of our time. ... Mario Llosa said in Interviews with Latin American Writers, that by living in Europe, he received "a broadened education" and a "c...

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The United States feared King Ferdinand or other European monarchies may also attempt to recover his former South American colonies like Columbia, Mexico and Chile who had gradually absolved themselves of allegiance to Spain and declared their international independence. Moreover after the violence of the Napoleonic wars and French Revolution the US saw sought to defend itself from European entanglement. ...

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Most of the population was present in Peru and Mexico, where the majority of silver was produced. ... They were profitable fur traders with the Native American tribes, and militarily, they engaged in several wars with the Iroquois. ...

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