Latin Revolutions

Simón Bolívar, José de San Martin, and Toussaint l'Ouverture are best known as

• scientist who supported the heliocentric theory

• leaders of Latin American independence movements

• early Spanish explorers of the New World

• communist leaders of the 19th century

In many newly independent 19th-century Latin American nations, power was often concentrated in the hands of the

• Maya and Aztec officials

• corporate executives

• wealthy landowners

• peasant farmers

One similarity in the leadership of Latin Americans Jose de San Martin, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Bernardo O' Higgins, and Pedro I was that each leader

• opposed United States intervention in Haiti

• led a struggle to gain freedom for the people of his nation

• opposed membership of his nation in the League of Nations

• established an absolute monarchy in his nation

Which individual is most closely associated with the changes in South and Central America?

• Emiliano Zapata

• Simón Bolívar

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Toussaint L’Ouverture

The struggles for political independence in Latin America during the early 1800s were most directly influenced by the

• Berlin Conference

• doctrine of liberation theology

• American and French Revolutions

• writings of Count Camillo di Cavour

What was one effect of the Latin American revolutions of the 19th century?

• Democracy became the dominant political system in Latin America.

• European colonialism replaced the independent governments of Latin America

• Countries in Latin America deported most people with European ancestry

• Many Latin American countries achieved independence.

One similarity in the actions of Simón Bolívar and Napoleon Bonaparte is that both leaders

• encouraged nationalism

• relied on diplomatic negotiations

• established a representative form of government

• rebelled against imperialism

“Peoples do not judge in the same way as courts of law; they do not hand down sentences, they throw thunderbolts; they do not condemn kings, they drop them back into the void; and this justice is worth just as much as that of the courts.”

― Maximilien Robespierre

What does the above quote refer to?

• The Reign of Terror

• The Storming of Bastille

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Women’s March

What did the American, French, and Latin American Revolutions have in common?

• They all used the guillotine

• They all occurred in the 1700s

• Napoleon was responsible for all of them

• Enlightenment ideals inspired them all

Which European nation controlled Haiti?

• England
• France
• Italy
• Greece