... in Mexico. These people, mestizos, are a mixture of Spanish and Indian descent. These mestizos were not considered to be any better than an Indian in Spanish society. Mestizos, being neither white nor Indian, greatly resented the attitude of superiority that the Spanish had, while not identifying with the Indian population. Because of this lack of identity, mestizo violence characterized ... reforms. In a desperate move to save their property, power and position in society, the conservatives turned to France for help. "The years of war had produced a profound cleavage in society" (Suchli...

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... period in Latin American represents the golden age of the caudillos (military leader). The time was thick with political instability and the chaos of the period created confused and disjointed political campaigns. The most successful caudillos had alliances with a number of popular groups and depending on the nation they were either Indian, Black, mestizo, or a combination thereof. These caudillos often mobilized followers with various methods and used a number different strategies to create new ... intervention, Santa Anna was always there to step in and defend the nation and was calle...

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... seas in Europe. One of the first showcases was in Paris in 1925 called the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes, which displayed delicately worked French furniture. This Modernistic or Style Moderne, which it was known as during the 1920's and 1930's, began to break into the cultures around the world, and American designers truly latched on. The art deco style arrived in ... very influential was American Indian art because it was characteristic of geometric stylization and sophisticated patterns. There were many other forms of primitive art that helped t...

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