The History of Central AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 2005 M12 30 - 167 páginas Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity. This tropical paradise has a history as diverse as its people and cultures. Starting with the Maya in ancient Mesoamerica, the History of Central America continues with European contact and the subsequent subjugation of the people of Central America. Spaniards established and ruled their Central American empire during the Colonial period. This led to the National period, independence movements, and the subsequent development of independent, sovereign Central American nations. By the mid-20th century, the economies, governments, and populations of the seven republics had evolved so distinctly that each has its own unique set of challenges to deal with today. Pearcy examines the development of each individual nation and the regional similarities that propelled or constrained that development. |
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... unrest among Central America's poor , who increasingly resented and protested their circumstances . Central America's politicians and its wealthy answered this unrest with violent repression , drawing their nations ' militaries into the ...
... unrest led to protests and work stoppages , the governing elite turned increasingly to armed violence to thwart worker protests . In the first decades of the twentieth century , the region's elite took the use of violence to a new level ...
... unrest was spreading throughout the republic . Over time , these social initia- tives caused severe fiscal problems . By 1980 , populist fiscal tactics used in the 1970s had created massive debt , and when Torrijos died in 1981 , Panama ...
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Introduction to the Seven Nations of Central America | 1 |
Early Central America | 25 |
Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua | 41 |
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