17 Aug WHO WERE THE NEOLIBERALS, AND WHAT DID THEY WANT?
1) 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.
2) 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?
3) WAR IS USUALLY REGARDED AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE; WAS THIS THE CASE IN LATIN AMERICA? USE EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINT.
4) WHO WAS PORFIRIO DÍAZ? DESCRIBE HIS RULING STYLE. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN YOUR DISCUSSION: RURALES, HACENDADOS, PAN O EL PALO, CIENTIFICOS
5) WHO WERE THE NEOLIBERALS, AND WHAT DID THEY WANT?
