HIST 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Miguel Lerdo De Tejada, Smokeless Powder, Guano
Document Summary
Fee latin americans from the shackles of corporatism- but at a cost (mexico laws) Guano and the war of the pacific (1879-1883) Chile copper mines in place that used to be bolivia and peru. Chile had best army and navy in south america. Latifundia (large land holdings, held by few) and debt peonage. Patronage became the center of latin american politics. Opens up to foreign invasion and economic imperialism. The rise of u. s. in the americas. Americans had to take oath of mexican citizen, convert to catholicism, and end slavery, temporary exception to taxes. Texas war (1835) independent country turned into a state. Treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo cuts off top of mexico. Annexation of mexico loses by 1 vote. Battle of puebla, win may 5 1862. Last great european adventure in the americas. Turn to economic imperialism- cheaper, lucrative (exploiting another country), retention of national identity. Use of violence to advance economic interests.
