Classwork: British India
Wednesday/Thursday Reading: Latin American Imperialism
For class on Friday please read pages 710-718. Look out for the following details:
- What was the impact of the Spanish American War and what does it have to do with Cuba? (pg. 710)
- Why did the nations of Latin America become dependent on Europe and the U.S.? (pgs. 710-711)
- Understand the events of the Mexican Revolution. (pgs. 711-712)
- Who were Emiliano Zapata and Francisco "Pancho" Villa? (pgs. 712-713)
- What are the "Platt Amendment" and the Panama Canal and how do they demonstrate America's interventionist ideas during this time period? (pg. 714)
- How did the end of the slave trade affect migration and the labor markets of the world? (pg. 717)