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____________________________________________________: native to a region
The United States began to intervene in Latin America by making Cuba a protectorate and annexing what Caribbean Island in 1898?
In Mexico, who roused the local Native Americans and mestizos to free themselves of Spanish control?
_________________________________________________________________: a political unit that depends on another government for its protection
_____________________________________________________________: incorporated territory into an existing political unit, such as a city or country
American settlers in the Texas region revolted against Santa Anna's dictatorial rule and won independence from what country and in what year?
_________________________________________________________________: an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests in the region
In _______________________________, Mexico declared its independence and became a republicin ________________________________.
In 1845, Mexico was forced to give up nearly how much of its land following defeat to the United States in the Mexican War?
_________________________________________________________________: a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
In what year did the Central American states declare their independence and would then eventually become the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua?
In 1822, the prince regent of Brazil declared independence from what country?
(1.) Beginning in 1915, who led the movement for India's independence? (2.) What type of method of resistance did he use to attain his goals? (3.) What were his two major goals?
Most of the new nations of Latin America established what forms of government?
Simón Bolívar helped liberate what two countries?
A slave revolt in Hispaniola led to the formation of what country in 1804?
José de San Martín liberated what country in 1810? What country did he liberate in 1817?
What medium provided an effective means of conveying nationalist ideals to lower-middle-class Indians?
Although Latin American nations were politically independent, they were still economically dependent on what two countries?
In South Africa, who fought for control of the region?