HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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It made it difficult to establish unity and a central government.
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It limited voting rights for many people.
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It caused groups to split into conservative and liberal factions.
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It helped the Church maintain control of land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why was regionalism a political problem for Latin America? It made it difficult to establish unity and a central government. How did Santa Anna’s war with the US contribute to Mexico’s instability? It caused Mexico to lose territory but gain new violence between conservatives and liberals.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most pressing and also most enduring problems that leaders of Latin American nations faced in the decades after independence was establishing the legitimacy of their new governments. In this regard the break with the colonial system proved traumatic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Latin American Wars of Independence, which took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, were deeply influenced by the American and French Revolutions and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America.
Detailed explanation-4: -A fundamental problem of all the new Latin American nations was the domination of society by the landed elites. Landowners generally controlled the political and economic systems of the nation, and their devotion to cash crops left little tillable land for farming food products.
Detailed explanation-5: -Poverty and inequality remain key concerns as well given that the increase in inflation has an uneven impact on the population. The most vulnerable groups in the region are being hit hard by the increase in basic food and energy prices, while still struggling to recover from the economic impact of the pandemic.