Course Content
Lesson Plans
World Civilizations: The Global Experience ©2001
by Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, and Gilbert
Focus Lesson 17
Chapter 31: "The Consolidation of Latin America: 1830–1920"
AP* Course Description
1750–1914
Major Developments
- Political revolutions and independence movements: new political ideas
- Latin American independence movements
- Revolutions
- Rise of democracy and its limitations
Key Components
- Instructor's Manual:
Chapter 31, pp. 233–241 - Study Guide, Vol. II:
Chapter 31, pp. 94–104 - Test Bank:
Chapter 31, pp. 405–417
Key Web Sites Listed in the Student Text
Given the changing nature of the Internet, you may wish to preview these sites.
- Chapter 31: p. 779
Key Words and Terms
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- Gran Colombia
- caudillos
- Antonio López de Santa Anna
- gauchos
- dependence theory
- Joseph Bonaparte
- José Rodríguez de Francia
- guano
- La Reforma
- fazendas
- Panama Canal
- Simón Bolívar
- Andrés Santa Cruz
- positivism
- Maximilian von Habsburg
- modernization theory
- Father Miguel de Hidalgo
- Dom Pedro I
- Monroe Doctrine
- Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- Domingo Sarmiento
- Spanish-American War
- Augustín de Iturbide
- centralists
- Manifest Destiny
- Juan Manual de Rosas
- Porfirio Díaz
- mask of Ferdinand
- Dom João VI
- federalists
- Mexican-American War
- Argentine Republic
- cientificos
Suggested Pacing
Allow one week to teach Chapter 31.
Test Strategy
When taking the multiple-choice portion of the AP* exam, students need to make efficient use of time. If students get stuck on a question, they should scratch out any answer choices they know to be incorrect, circle or star the question in the question booklet—not on the answer sheet—and move on, returning to the question later. Students need to be aware of the number of the question they skip so that they can skip the answer row on the answer sheet.
Key Concepts
Latin America in the Age of Imperialism
Learning from their neighbors to the North and from the French, Latin Americans threw out their colonial rulers and established independent countries. While European nations were carving up Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, Latin Americans were attempting to realize the goals of their revolutions. However, the problems of a continuing hierarchical social structure; the rise of caudillos, or military strong men; the lack of rights and economic opportunity for the Indian population and those of mixed races; and the dissension over the role of the Roman Catholic Church led to years of political instability in many of the newly independent nations. Added to this was the problem of trying to compete economically in a world dominated by European- and then European- and American-dominated trade.
Summing Up Student Understanding
Have students begin a table called "The Problems of Decolonization." As a class, agree on the topics for the table, based on a reading of the section entitled "Conclusion" on text pp. 778–779. Have students fill in the table for Latin America as a whole-class activity. Tell students to continue this table as they study the decolonization efforts of Southeast Asian, African, and Middle Eastern nations in the 20th century. The completed table will be an invaluable tool in helping students review for the AP* World History exam.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
You might also find these additional readings useful to develop students' background knowledge or for DBQ activities:
- The Global Experience, Vol. II, edited by Schwartz, Wimmer, and Wolfe—Chapter 23
- Documents in World History, Vol. II, edited by Stearns, Gosch, and Grieshaber—Section Two