The post independence period in Latin American represents the golden age of the caudillos (military leader). ... These caudillos often mobilized followers with various methods and used a number different strategies to create new forms of political participation in Latin America during this era. ... Some of his successful defenses included the Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1829, The French and the Pastry War in 1838 and the Mexican American War in 1845. ... Although both leaders used very different sets of techniques, they were able to mobilize support and create new forms of political partic...

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Economic Growth in Latin America in the 1800's Argentina: Most immigrants coming to Argentina in the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries were of European descent (primarily Italian and Spanish). ...

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Initially, Guevara and Granado uncover the blatant discrimination between social classes during their journey of self discovery across South America. ... Our America... has changed me more than I thought". Guevara decided that the appropriate response to the structural differences was a revolution, dreaming of Latin America forming as a single entity where equality and freedom thrived. ...

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The life of Eva Maria Duarte Peron compared to the life of Ernesto Guevara Lynch de La Serna. Evita Peron, born Eva Maria Duarte, in contrast to the heights to which she rose, came from very humble beginnings. Eva was born in 1919 in Los Toldos, Argentina to Juana Ibarguren. Eva's father, Juan Duarte had a fifteen year long affair with Juana, although he was already married. The couple was stable though Eva and her four siblings, Blanca, Elisa, Juan, and Erminda were all legally acknowledged by their father. ...

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In the early 1900s Argentina experienced high growth rates from the exportation of beef and wheat and was one of the strongest economies in the world. The First World War and Great Depression were hard on primary product exports, and, like many other Latin American countries, Argentina responded wi...

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