Compare+forms+of+western+intervention+in+Latin+America+and+in+Africa

**by Kelly Ngo - Compare forms of western intervention in Latin America and Africa** =Thesis Statement: = In the period between 1750-1914, the areas that were previously colonized were beginning to have their own revolts against their colonial powers. Their impacts were both political and social and ended up influencing how the different regions developed over time. []
 * =====**Latin America: **=====
 * Colonized mostly by the Spanish and Portuguese.
 * Before this period Latin America was used for sugar and silver production
 * Independence movements began in 1800
 * Haitian - one of the very few successful slave revolts
 * South America - led by Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin
 * Mexico - Treaty of Cordoba granted independence
 * Brazil - peaceful declaration by [|Pedro II]
 * [|Monroe Doctrine] ensured that the Americas couldn't be recolonized by the Europeans
 * US [|intervention] in Latin America caused tensions in some areas
 * =====**Africa: **=====
 * Colonized by French, British, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and other European countries during the [|African Scramble]
 * Berlin Conference led to the break up of African tribes to make rebellion more difficult
 * <span style="color: #27aa30; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">Before this period, Africa was used mainly for slave trade
 * <span style="color: #27aa30; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">Slavery started being abolished in the early [|1800s]
 * <span style="color: #27aa30; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">Although slavery ended, Africans were subjugated under the European rule
 * <span style="color: #27aa30; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">In Egypt, Muhammad Ali attempted westernizing the country.
 * <span style="color: #27aa30; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">Led to the creation of the Suez Canal which the British eventually took over