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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... violent period in the civil war that followed the 1954 overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz . Rios Montt practiced " scorched earth " policy against Guatemala's indigenous majority , using the Guatemalan military to systemati- cally eliminate ...
... violent military intervention and wide- spread government corruption that occurred in Nicaragua after an earthquake in 1972 . Foreign Aggression Beyond natural disasters , Central Americans have had to con- front persistent assaults by ...
... violently repressing opposition . With the pas- sage of time and the worsening of Panama's financial situation in the late - 1980s , Noriega became more stridently violent than Torrijos had ever been . His ruthlessness culminated with ...
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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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