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Background
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José Antonio Páez was a ranch hand who became a successful
cattle owner. He formed a band of cowboys who joined the
South American revolutionary movements against Spain. He rose
through the ranks to become the chief Venezuelan commander
under Simón Bolivar. After Spain was defeated, Venezuela was
part of Colombia until breaking free to become an independent
nation in 1829. Páez ruled as dictator of Venezuela for most of
the 1830s and 1840s and returned to power again in the 1860s,
when his rule was particularly harsh. Other caudillos of the
nineteenth century included Antonio López de Santa Anna of
Mexico, Andrés de Santa Cruz of Bolivia, Juan Manuel de Rosas
of Argentina, and Francisco Solano López of Paraguay.
Twentieth-century caudillos included Juan Perón, who ruled
Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 to 1974
Economic and Political
Instability in Latin America
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The Monroe Doctrine
The rise of caudillos
British and U.S. control of trade
Widespread poverty
Background
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In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt
added what would become known as the
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine. In it, Roosevelt declared that
the United States could intervene in Latin
American countries in cases of flagrant
wrongdoing.
Discussion
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What were Juarez's Laws of
Reform?
Separation of church and state, toleration
of all faiths, curbing the power of the
military, education for all, and the
redistribution of land to the poor
Discussion
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What was "dollar diplomacy"?
A policy in which the United States
extended its influence in Latin America by
investing in Latin American development