Spanish America was racially divided by a hierarchy called the Caste System imposed by the Spanish Crown .This system sets certain rules on which color skin gets the most privileges in society. ... "Designations, either colorful or derogatory, that defined the degree of racial mixture, helped to maintain a sullen resentment and a sense of ethnic inferiority." ... "The antagonism and bitter feelings between American Creoles and those Spaniards born in the Iberian Peninsula, who came to Latin America, helped ignite the emotional tinderbox that flared in 1810." ... He led Mexico to independence ...

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To start, both Spaniards had translators to help them through their conquest. ... Specifically for Cortés the Cempoala and Tlaxcalans, who provided firsthand information on the Aztecs and help to fight alongside Cortés. ... Both Spaniards shared and differed advantages that had helped them to conquest the indigenous people. ... This was not exactly far from how the Spaniards felt about themselves, whereas they felt that they were inherently superior and that their Christian god would help them to victory. ... But it was these men that would bring home gargantuan wins for Spain ...

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Being Spanish made you the best of all races, but what if your were an Indian, or black how did that affect their population. ... What is ironic is that, once they are free, they do the same thing the Spanish did. ... The Incas had a trade system with their rural cities, which helped the capital. ... When the Spanish arrived they take advantage of this "trade" system and used it against Latin America. ... Most of the rural population migrates to the cities in hope of finding jobs to help their families and find these inhuman conditions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since the country gained its independence from Spain, it has gone from being a kingdom run by the Spanish elite, a military dictatorship, and finally a constitutional democratic republic. Guatemala's independence wasn't as bloody as many of the other Spanish colonies' struggle towards it, since there was no actual war with Spain. In fact, the colony stayed extremely loyal to Spain, while countries like Mexico and Colombia were at their tipping points. ... The Mayan minorities that live in Guatemala are not taken care of in the country because these are most of the people who are...

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In his "Blood and Debt," Centeno posits that Latin American states are "weak" in comparison to North American (U.S. and Canadian) and European states for a number of reasons, but mostly because pre-existing conditions in Latin American countries limited their capacities to wage the types of "total wars" that would have required and led to the development of effective government administration, strong state institutions, a sense of nationalism and unity of purpose within the public, and development of internal infrastructure and industry, all of which, Centeno argu...

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Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean in 1492, helped to influence new cultures, beliefs and lifestyles; this originated the Columbian Exchange. ... Before 1492, the Irish, Spanish, and Swiss didn't eat the same things they eat now. ... It didn't take long after the horse was introduced to the New World by Spanish conquistadors for the Indian society to appreciate the strange beast and value the things it could do. ... The Columbian Exchange helps us to understand most of the changes in the New World today with regard to lifestyles, food, diseases, and the downfall and flouris...

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With the U.S. being the most dominant superpower of all countries, why would it be so important for them to help out other struggling countries? ... Blaine. " "That rich island, the key to the Gulf Of Mexico, and the field to our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American Commercial system. If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other European domination" " (Appel, Appel 72). ... To me it seemed that the U.S. was not there to "help" a troubled country, but more like help themselves...

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In Wisconsin Chippewa tribe children learn the language of their ancestors with the help of computers. ... In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in search of a sea route to Asia. ... Spanish settlers arrived in North America in the early sixteenth century. ...

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Though affirmative action has good intentions it seems it now hurts more than the few it helps. ... For the past decades it has helped to promote equality in schools and in the workplace. ... It is unfair to families, parents, and teachers who invest time and money into these kids who are then told someone else was accepted not because they worked harder or had more to offer, but just because their father was black or Spanish while you"re father was white. ... Our government needs to come up with a new way to help those in the lower class who are willing to work hard and don't deserve to...

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Recent studies believe this is beneficial due to the rapidly growing numbers of the Spanish speaking population in America. ... Programs and commissions designed to help the status of women had at that time not been fully implemented and were of little help. ...

• Word Count: 1946
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate