1. Ch.12 Sec.4 notes on imperialism
Evan Kuntz, Jordan Griffith, elias manjerovic, hunter fetsko, Jerome nacey

2. New imperialism
colonial expansion by Europe, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often referred to neo-imperialism
Cecil Rhodes:  British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896

3. spanish-American War Occurred:1898 Between: u.s. and spain
Outcome: end of Spanish rule in America, U.s. gained territories in Latin America and the western pacific
Gainz?: Guam and Purto rico became the U.s.’; u.s. also became the “ruler” of the phillipines, for $20 million

4. Mexican revolution
Begginings: Jose marti and his return to cuba only to lead a revolt against Spanish rule, it was brutally put down, that shocked people
Why: ‘twas but a disagreement among the Mexican people over the dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz; he was in office for 31 years
When: 1911
Main people Involved: Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, and Porfirio Díaz
Outcome: Mexican culture and government were radically changed; Nationalism; pride was shown through intellectuals and artist emphasis on Mexico’s past

5. Mexican revolution’s people
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolution’s people
Fransisco Madero: forced Diaz from power in 1911,tried handling the revolutionary forces but were ineffective despite his best efforts and people he put in charge
Pancho Villa: raised an army of bandits that swept across the northern states causing anarchy
Emiliano Zapata: agrarian reform leader, aroused landless peasants to take land from the wealthy, supported by liberal politicians who didn’t like Madero since he didn’t solve all the country’s problems at once
Porfirio Díaz: leader of mexco for 35 years, he failed at doing so; wages declined 95% of the rural population were landless; supported by catholic church, large landowners, the army, and foreign capitalists

6. Latin American improvement
How did they improve: They built their own factories for textiles, food, and goods; also began exporting raw materials
Most of the middle class looked to the United states as a way to industrialize
United states help: built panama canal through the southern tip of mexico that connected the atlantic and pacific sea; the building of this brought jobs that improved the economy
As the economy improved, the working class’s population increased; industrialization led to urbanization, an example is Buenos aires, in they had a population of 750,000, in 1914, it went up to 2 million
Panama Canal

7. Question: 1
What two bodies of water were connected by the Panama Canal?
Dead Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Artic Sea and Atlantic Sea
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Sea
Pacific sea and Atlantic Sea

8. 1 answer
D:Pacific sea and Atlantic Sea

9. Question: 2 Who did not support Diaz? Rural population
The Catholic Church
The Army
Large landowners

10. 2 answer
A: Rural population

11. Question: 3 Who helped create a more stable, democratic Mexico?
Francisco Madero
Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Porfirio Diaz

12. 3 answer
C: Emiliano Zapata

13. Question: 4 Who led a revolt against Spanish rule? Porfirio Diaz
Jose Marti
Francisco Madero
Theodore Roosevolt

14. 4 answer
B: Jose Marti

15. Question: 5 What was the population in Buenos Aires in 1914 1 million

16. 5 answer
B: 2 million