... most technology and industrial products had to be imported. Such an economy made these countries quite vulnerable to foreign influences. The great depression, for example, affected Latin America hardest of all; Chile lost 80 % of its export income. Certain countries in the past half-century have attempted more liberal economic policies in order to spark industrialization, but none have attempted such radical ... were a mixture of cultures and races with strong regionalism that would tug at the unity of many of the newly formed nations. Many countries attained some level of progress durin...

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