chapter 16 pqrt 2
SPANISH REVOLUTIONS 1810-1825
• Final act in a hlaf a century, took place in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. – shaped by receding events in North America, France and Haiti.
• Spanish colonies Creoles were offended and insulted by Spanish monarchy´s effort to exercise greater power over its colonies with heavier taxes.
• Spanish colonies had been long governed in a rather more authoritarian fashion. Sharply divided by class.
ECHOES OF REVOLUTION
• Britains lost of North America colonies, fueled its interest in interventions in Asia – India and the Opium Wars in China.
• Napoleon´s brief conquest in Egypt opened the way for a modernizing regime to emerge. • During the 19th centirues the idea of a “constitution” found advocates in Poland, Latin America, Spanish Philippines, British-India and China.
• Opened ideas of republicanism, greater social equiality and national liberation from foreign rule.
• The echos of the Atlantic Revolutions: Abolitionists: end of Slavery o Nationalists: hoped foster unity and independence o Feminists: challenged male dominance
NATIONS AND NATIONALISM
• End of Slavery, the Atlantic Revolutions also gave new prominence to a relatively recent king of human community; THE NATION.
States did not coincide with the culture of a particular country, French Revolution declared to defend FRENCH NATION against external enemies.
• Deeply bounded to their fellows by ties of blood, culture or common land.
• Europe´s transformation also facilitated nationalism.
• Nationalism proved to be a powerful idea in 19th century and beyond. Inspired political unification of Germany and Italy. Greeks to assert their independence of Ottoman Empire. Czechs and Hungarians to demand more autonomy. Irish to seek separation from Great Britain.
• Final act in a hlaf a century, took place in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. – shaped by receding events in North America, France and Haiti.
• Spanish colonies Creoles were offended and insulted by Spanish monarchy´s effort to exercise greater power over its colonies with heavier taxes.
• Spanish colonies had been long governed in a rather more authoritarian fashion. Sharply divided by class.
ECHOES OF REVOLUTION
• Britains lost of North America colonies, fueled its interest in interventions in Asia – India and the Opium Wars in China.
• Napoleon´s brief conquest in Egypt opened the way for a modernizing regime to emerge. • During the 19th centirues the idea of a “constitution” found advocates in Poland, Latin America, Spanish Philippines, British-India and China.
• Opened ideas of republicanism, greater social equiality and national liberation from foreign rule.
• The echos of the Atlantic Revolutions: Abolitionists: end of Slavery o Nationalists: hoped foster unity and independence o Feminists: challenged male dominance
NATIONS AND NATIONALISM
• End of Slavery, the Atlantic Revolutions also gave new prominence to a relatively recent king of human community; THE NATION.
States did not coincide with the culture of a particular country, French Revolution declared to defend FRENCH NATION against external enemies.
• Deeply bounded to their fellows by ties of blood, culture or common land.
• Europe´s transformation also facilitated nationalism.
• Nationalism proved to be a powerful idea in 19th century and beyond. Inspired political unification of Germany and Italy. Greeks to assert their independence of Ottoman Empire. Czechs and Hungarians to demand more autonomy. Irish to seek separation from Great Britain.
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