One page essay
There are 3 parts and each part has 3 questions. choose one question from each part and write one page essay in response to the question.
Part 1 (CHOOSE ONE) of the following 3 questions and write a detailed response of ONE PAGE to it. Your answer is worth a possible 20 points.
(1)Two political ideologies took center stage in the history of Latin America. First, classic liberalism emerged in the nineteenth century. Nationalism, a later invention, emerged in response to the first. In which ways have liberalism and nationalism alternated in ascendancy during the past 150 years?
(2)Briefly compare the differences between the nonsedentary, semisedentary, and fully sedentary groups that inhabited the Americas before the Encounter? How would you describe their relationship to the land? How did it vary from group to group?
(3)How did the conquest of Brazil differ from the conquest of Spanish America? Be sure to include discussion of the following cultures: Tupi, Aztec, Mayas, and Incas.
Part 2 (CHOOSE ONE) of the following 3 questions and write a detailed response of ONE PAGE to it. Your answer is worth a possible 20 points.
(1)If the Spanish and Portuguese colonial system was a brutal one in which native Americans and peoples of African descent were oppressed, why did colonialism last for so long?
(2)Discuss the causes of the independence movements in order to pinpoint the reason for the collapse of Spanish and Portuguese rule in most of Latin America.
(3)Who would you identify as the main leaders behind the independence movements in Spanish America? How did they manage to get “the people” behind their cause?
Part 3 (CHOOSE ONE) of the following 3 questions and write a detailed response of ONE PAGE to it. Your answer is worth a possible 20 points.
(1)Who was the caudillo, and what ideas did he represent? Provide an example of a well-known caudillo in Latin America.
(2)Briefly compare liberal ideas versus conservative ideas. Which ideas do you think predominated in postcolonial Latin America?
War is usually regarded as a catalyst for change; was this the case in Latin America? Use examples to illustrate your point.
