1. Early Latin American Responses 1

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3. A. Spanish Colonies and Brazil become Independent  Precursors: Hatian Revolution 1804, Miranda 1806  Political Events in Europe 1808 Invasion of Iberia  The Course of Latin American Independence  Latin American leaders look to the U.S. example  U.S. recognizes independent states in Latin America  1822 5 nations

4. B. The Monroe Doctrine  Causes and International Context Nation Building in Latin America: Weeks  Content of document, Holden and Zolov No. 4, p. 13  International Results  Evaluation and Analysis: try to imagine the Latin American and European perspectives and responses…

5. C. Inter-American Conferences  1. Bolivar’s dreams for Latin American Unity  2. 1824 Congress of Panama Invitation by Bolivar 1826 First inter-American Congress of Panama  Read Bolivar views on Congress of Panama, Weeks, p. 26  3. Bolivar on the U.S., “Destined to Plague America with Torments”H&Z 19

6. Historical Sources Holden and Zolof Part 1  Small groups analysis and reports  Documents No. 1,2,3, 6,7  Class evaluation and document significance…

7. D. Why didn’t Bolivar’s vision work?  1. Internal Latin American conflicts  2. Experience with Europeans (British Invasions 1815-6, French 1862, 1867) Spanish and Portuguese colonial legacy  3. Latin American attempts to take advantage of U.S. vis-a-vis Europe  4. U.S. interests in Latin America vis. a vis. Europe

8. Conclusions