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Latin American Revolutions and Democratization: 1791-2000s

Explore the history of Latin American revolutions from Haiti in 1791 to democratization in the 2000s, covering failed social revolutions, political turmoil, dictatorships, and economic challenges. Discover the impact of social revolts in Haiti, Mexico, and Brazil, the rise of caudillos, elite dissensus, and the transition towards democracy. Uncover the region's economic experimentation, shifts in governance, and the journey from dictatorships to democracy amid economic crises. Learn about the legacy of past revolutions and the path towards democratization through the 20th century.

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Latin American Revolutions and Democratization: 1791-2000s

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  1. History-II A capsule version

  2. Independence to Today • Haiti, 1791-1804 • Social Revolution/Slave revolt • Failed • Independence, SpanAm: 1808-1826 • One failed social revolution • Mexico, 1811-1815 • Led by two priests: Frs. Hidalgo and Morelos • Both killed

  3. Haiti, sparked by Fr. Rev • SpAm sparked by Napoleon’s invasion of Peninsula, 1808 • Eventual cause of Braz independence • Political Revolutions • Long and violent • But so was American Revo

  4. Outcomes very different • SpAm revs  mostly period of prolonged violent conflict and dictatorship • Caudillo rule • Caudillo: personalistic ruler; often charismatic; often from periphery; military

  5. Why not like USA? • Elite dissensus; no agreement on • Role of state; who should govern; role of Church • Liberals v. Conservatives + personalism • Led to • Insurrections • Leaders pay off followers with loot or land

  6. Not everywhere • Chile: establishes centralized rule early • Avoids worst of caudillismo • Costa Rica: ditto, but later falls into caudillismo and civil war, 1850-1870

  7. Brazil: Empire, 1822-1889 • Regional revolts • Coroneis (plural of coronel) • Slavery

  8. When it stops and why • Big countries, between 1849-1870 • Small ones, some not until mid-20th • Lingers in electoral form of “bossism • Booty runs short; more money in taxes; more people in cities, outside of caudillos influence • Impact: dramatically slows development • Sets path for hyperexecutivegovt

  9. The good old days: 1870-1914 • Export-led growth; raw materials to Europe or US • Depends on location • Civic oligarchy ~ protected democracies • What they did • With what effect • Toward democracy, e.g., Argentina

  10. Ends with WWI • Why? • What happens • Some recovery in 1920s; ends with 1929 • Only three countries do not see govt fall after 1930 • Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia

  11. 1930s: economic experimentation • 1940s: political experimentation • 1944-45: democratic wave • Democratic expansion + economic growth to 1959 • Cuban Revolution  new bout coups and dictators; growth continues

  12. Dictatorships continue to early 1980s • Economic slide starts in 1970s • Debt crisis of ’80s • Lost Decade of the ‘90s • Democracy starts back in 1979, continues through early ‘90s • Economy starts recuperating mid ‘00s • Chinese demand

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