WHII Latin American Revolutions

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Latin American Revolutions

Legacy of the American and French Revolutions

Colonial Societies

Mirrored those of the Mother Country

Colonial Society

Haiti

Toussaint Louverture

Haitian Independence

  • 1791-1804
  • French Colony of Saint-Domingue
  • Only slave revolt to result in an independent country

Simon Bolivar

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

South American Independence

  • Fearful of slave revolts inspired by Haiti
  • Ambition of a large South American state, Gran Colombia
  • Fell apart after 10 years

Mexico

Father Miguel Hidalgo

Mexican Independence

  • 1810-1821
  • Napoleon claimed crown of Spain, 1808
  • Started with Hidalgo's Grito de Dolores in 1810
  • New Spain now the Mexican Empire

Monroe Doctrine

The US Protects the Western Hemisphere

Monroe Doctrine

  • Issued in 1823 by James Monroe
  • Protected newly independent states
  • Tried to prevent European interference

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