WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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offering military aid to support revolts
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providing an example of a successful colonial rebellion
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blockading Spanish military and trade ships
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undermining English military and economic power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some were a positive influence: The American Revolution (1765–1783) was seen by many in South America as a good example of elite leaders of colonies throwing off European rule and replacing it with a more fair and democratic society-later, some constitutions of new republics borrowed heavily from the U.S. Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American Revolution influenced Latin America because it was the first modern movement of anticolonialism. Drawing its ideology from the Enlightenment, it manifested a deep faith in the ability of people to advance their rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American War of Independence can be regarded as the first successful democratic movement in modern history. The victory of the American colonies not only meant the birth of a new nation but it also implied the victory of the system of democracy. The popular will in making a government was firmly established.
Detailed explanation-4: -Inspired by the idea of liberty, revolutionaries fought against aristocratic and colonial rule. They sparked the Haitian Revolution of 1791, the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and revolutionary wars in Latin America. More closely linked were the upheavals of 1848.