LATIN AMERICA 3 2 Politics and Economy Politics
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LATIN AMERICA 3. 2 | Politics and Economy
Politics • Early Native American Civilizations were not Hispanic • Agricultural societies • Tribal hierarchies • The Maya (Yucatan) and Aztec (Mexico) • Political hegemonies • Aztec resented by the tribes they ruled • Tikal and Tenochtitlan • The Inca Empire • Advanced record-keeping • Irrigations systems and roads • Cuzco and Machu Picchu
Politics • The Spanish/European Conquest [15 th century] • • Exploitation of societies Extraction of minerals (gold/silver) Forced labor (cash crops: sugar/tobacco/cotton) Autocratic rule • Revolutions and Independence [19 th and 20 th centuries] • Shaking off European influence • Haiti 1791: Toussaint Louverture’s slave rebellion • Modern dictatorships [21 st century] • Continuation of autocratic rule • Caudillos and the military [Creole class] • Simon Bolivar; Hugo Chavez
Economy • Native Americans agriculture • Maize, potatoes, cacao, et cetera • Livestock: dogs, llamas, turkeys (Columbian Exchange) • Native American mining • Gems (jade) and obsidian (monopoly) • Post-Columbian [1492] • Massive cash crop plantations for export • Post-Independence [20 th century] • Economic dependence on European markets for goods • Foreign investment (offshoring) stagnates economies • Western nations support dictators who support Western policy
