An Analysis of the Factors That Work to Bind and Separate North Central and South America

When considering the degrees of integration in various regions of the Americas, specifically referencing the Chimu Empire, Toltecs, and Cahokia, the text makes the following statement: “Two forces contributed to greater integration in sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, from 1000 to 1300: commercial exchange…and urbanization…” From this, we can conclude that there was a great amount of integration taking place among the Chimu Empire, Toltecs, and Cahokia. W also see that the two main things that caused more extreme integration in the Americas were trading and urbanization which are both powerful concepts when referring to how cultures develop and change over time. Trading is a powerful tool among nations because it helps those nations share

This essay, firstly, will look at to what extent physical geography has affected Latin America in terms of economic growth. Secondly, it will focus on the other possible factors which have affected its economic growth. There has been much debate over the cause with some stating that geography is the culprit while others blame more social aspects such as politics and political instability, inequality, and educational attainment. This essay will attempt to evaluate to what extent these claims are true.

I am now convinced that all five countries in Central America have, or will, face political and social issues, which will cause many revolutions. And with the continuing support of the United States, these countries will struggle to emerge as a fully independent state, until they decide to no longer accept aid from external forces. But then again, that is almost impossible. Somehow, the great power will always be in a position of authority over developing

While America was only in its early steps, a fresh and new nation, a rift soon began to form, threatening to tear apart the continent before it had hardly begun. As cultures began to form in the South and Northern colonies, so did mistrust and tensions between them. Differences in Urban and Rural environments, focuses in different areas of expansion, and finally the issue of diversity in both regions. While these differences pushed the colonies farther and farther away, there were similarities between them, keeping the nation together for as long as it could.

Latin America went from isolated to connected with the rest of the world during the time period 1450 to 1750 because of colonization by the Europeans. However, the economy, slavery, and the tribal systems stayed the same.

Despite our post Columbus state formation history of Latin America that has taught that the “real order” was established after the colonization, we have to understand that there already existed a consolidated power and order in the region, which in fact, it was a key factor for the

Things appear different after five hundred years, yet it does not take much examination to realize that everything is the same. We focus on the minute changes, but these major themes of power, history, and the struggle for the control of knowledge are eternal and transcend the everyday. De las Casas wrote to a king to try to prevent a tragedy that he could not. Today the Latin America people face similar fates to their ancestors five hundred years prior. While the outcome is not as bloody, the loss is just as grave. Western knowledge seeks to destroy the last remaining semblances of the vast groupings that make up the term “Latin American culture.” It is not an active action in appearance, but the passive grouping into the West’s categories of race and culture has subtle motives of destruction. People are no longer ruled by kings, they guide themselves under the burdensome weight of Western knowledge and ideas. The existence of options, choices beyond growth and development, establish awareness that there is a way out of this evil. Latin American people were not born in the West, but are continually defined and judged by the system. Under such forces, it appears that the only two choices are to assimilate or bear the burden of being considered inferior. Decolonial thinking provides new pathways that lead to a new age for Latin America, providing the people recognize these pathways and are willing to take the steps to follow

American attitudes towards Latin America can be summed up as an extension of larger global directives, and the exclusion of foreign powers in the region. This was highlighted especially during the Cold War as US involvement was essentially in competition with the USSR. Latin America was therefore a mere pawn in the larger context of US-Soviet competition for global dominance. The actions and methods used are also characterized by the lack of an international authority, or an atmosphere of inter-state anarchy, which shaped their calculations in the endeavor to increase their influence over Latin America. When one analyzes the situation, it seems only rational that the United States treated its southern neighbors so, due to the geographical

When looking at the history between the United States and Latin America, you see many interactions between them, all that aided the relationship that they have today. Despite that the United States and Latin America are in the same part of the world, the beliefs in which they govern may differ. This difference has often been seen playing a major role in the disputes that have occurred in past. The United States and Latin America have faced many social, economical and governing barriers in forming a strong and positive relationship in the early twentieth century, this is due to the differences that the two had between cultures and the constant demand for power. However, the two countries have found ways to meet in the middle of their cultural differences, to form an equally fair relationship.

Throughout this course I’ve learned that the relationship between Latin America and the United States is positive. The United States is known for their leadership with helping other countries rather than destroying them. Mexico almost always comes to the United States for help causing them to have a close relationship. There are two themes that stay consistent with US and Latin American relations over the past two centuries; first, the US desired to protect and expand their economic and strategic interest in the region and second US leaders justified US policy by portraying the region as hopeless and desperate for protection to save people from barbarism. According to Mark T. Berger, the actions of the US sustained and extended US hegemony

The Americas have always been a global influence and will continue to do so. However, on the rise, the Americas were never as strong as they were to be presently. Ranging from the 1750’s up to present day, the shifting of influential ideologies, the copious amounts of political change, external and internal migration, wars, urbanization, industrialization, and militarization all play a part in the development of the Americas we know today. Being a global superpower did not come to us overnight, but rather through centuries of hard work and perseverance, that our country became one of the greatest and most influential.

The unification of the countries is a key concept and belief that Bolivar actively tries to enforce in order to emerge from this previous regime. Although there is not obvious reasons to merge the countries America is large enough to conjoin its borders and still be able to control (pg. 24). The obvious reasons for conjoining the countries is the commonality of the language, culture, religion and similarities of the countries (pg. 29). Nevertheless, Bolivar contradicts himself by stating that it is not possible to emerge the countries due to geography and climate (pg.

The reasons for the SICA not achieving the same regional governance the European Union are given by the irregular way in which the process was carried out by the interference of external actors, an unstable level of political commitment among the member states due to the internal problems of each state, and the lack of supranationality within the integrating effort. Historically, the integration model of the European Union has represented an exceptional reference for the efforts of both the regional and global integration. In this sense, the Central American region is a particular case that is still trying in improving and extending the level of integration for the general benefit of the isthmus; however, integration is not yet comparable in

“Open Veins of Latin America” by Eduardo Galeano primarily focuses on historical events following the “discovery” and colonization of Latin America. This book however, unlike many others has very distinct and contrasting ideas. In his historical piece, Galeano incorporates many peculiar ideas that have since caused controversy following the publishing of the book in the year 1973. As we examine the cover, the subtitle (“Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent”) gives us an antecedent of our authors viewpoint on the subject and what’s to come later in the book. Without a doubt, one of the major themes and the books main purpose is to clarify the events that took place in Latin America involving the pillage of land and natural resources by foreigners. In his “Seven Years Later” segment of the book, Galeano claims that he wanted to uncover lies and things that have been hidden in the history books. Galeano also wants to uncover the social, economic, and political disparity that Latin American indigenous people were/are facing compared to and as a direct result of foreigners who were/are benefitting and prospering from Latin American land and people.

Under this particular view underdevelopment in Latin America has its roots in Colonialism, which generated a specific economic structure and a very particular dynamic (always determined by the economic interests and needs of the core region) between the core and the peripheral territories that resulted in, among other things, export dependence, rigid class hierarchy and unequal exchange opportunities. After the colonized countries became independent, the relationships they had undertaken did not change. The elite that were now in charge followed an agenda that maintained these relationships and favored special interests that not only did not help to end the dependency to the core, but in many cases allowed for the rise of authoritarian governments.