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Jacob Smithson Professor Soland WH 130 21 November 2019 The Cold War and Latin America The end of World War II led to the United States becoming the World’s leading superpower in terms of economic prowess as well as military might but also led to ideological struggles between Capitalist and Communist beliefs which resulted inContinue reading “Blog Six”

Jacob Smithson Professor Soland WH 130 14 November 2019 Latin America and Populism during and after World War II Prior to World War I and World War II, the Great Depression had hit the significant majority of the world as it was a result of the global economic market collapsing. It is partially because ofContinue reading “Blog Five”

Jacob Smithson WH 130 Professor Soland 7 November 2019 Sociological changes throughout Latin America in the Colonial Period through the 19th Century Much like other nations throughout the course of their history, Latin America experienced numerous changes within its Colonial period and through the nineteenth century. The most prominent sociological changes to occur however wereContinue reading “Blog Four”

Jacob Smithson WH 140 Professor Soland 1 November 2019 Blog Three After the Independence movements within what was then called “Spanish America”, the regions it once encompassed were granted their own identity to a certain extent. The regions began to be recognized as “Latin America” or “Hispanic America”. However, as was apparent once the regionsContinue reading “Blog Three”

Jacob Smithson WH 130-741 Professor Pete Soland 24 October 2019 Economic Expansion in Mexico and other parts of Latin America Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, global economic expansion was occurring which drastically affected the entirety of the world. In particular however, the key players in the game of the Industrial Revolution includedContinue reading “Blog Two”

Jacob Smithson WH 130 Professor Pete Soland 17 October 2019 Latin America: Definition of the Region and Possible Distinctions The terms Latin America and Latin American are used frequently within Latin American Civilization as a course as well as Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America but little explanation exists forContinue reading “Blog One”