... Latin American countries gained their independence in the nineteenth century. The Iberian countries dominated the colonization of Latin America and the Caribbean with small colonies established by the French, English and Dutch. Regardless of the nationality of the colonizers, almost all of the colonies shared basic characteristics, which have persevered over time in some way or another. It is possible to organize the ... required tremendous labor input to match the demand of continental Europe. Goods such as sugar, cotton, coffee, indigo, tobacco, silver and copper were produced and ex...

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... the Europeans and are lucky enough to live their traditional lives, but traces of European interference exist. Foreign animals, vehicles, pollution, and poaching have disrupted the Aboriginal way of life by destroying their environment and killing their game (food), seriously threatening the sustainability of their traditional lifestyle. With many Natives malnourished, sick, dehydrated, and dying (see appendix 5) during English colonization, ... the Christian or the Islamic religions. The Italians, in the 1930's, conquered parts of eastern Africa, including Ethiopia and Somalia, butcheri...

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... came up with the definition of genocide we use today. In three parts he described it as: 1)the coordinated and planned annihilation of a National, Religious, or racial group 2)by a variety of actions such as attacks on: political and social institutions, culture, languages, national feelings, religion, and economic basis of life 3) aimed at undermining the foundations essential for survival of the group as a group. Looking ... having his men kill roughly three thousand Indians in the next few months. Around 1675, "Bacon's Rebellion" turned the settlers eye to themselves, and briefly awa...

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