Notes on Latin American Independence, 19th century nationalism, and Industrial revolution (G.H 3)

Latin American Independence *Inspired by Enlightenment ideals, the people of Latin America rebelled against Spanish & Portuguese rule in the early 19th century. Rebels in the Spanish colonies waged a series of hand-fought military campaigns to gain their independence, while Brazil carried out a peaceful revolution to free itself from Portugal *From 1814-15, the Congress of Vienna, which was organized by Prime Minister Metternich of Austria, met to discuss the future of European politics *The …

…until 1900's *Used the assembly line during WWI *Used water power & petroleum as new fuels *Lower call made up new language*Government was more successful in establishing a stable base for the future industrialization & economical growth *They created a modern currency system as well as modern banking *Modern banking lead to; *Development of communication *Creation of modern postal system *Tying the country together w/o telegraph network *Modernized facilities *1872- first rail road