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traditional exports
- silver
- sugar
- tobacco
- cacao
- coffee
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industrial commodities
- copper
- nitrate
- lead
- tin
- cotton
- henequen
- wool
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agricultural commodities
- wheat
- beef (canned of chilled)
- mutton
- bananas
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railroads in latin america
- backbone of export economy
- created nationalism and destroyed regionalism
- created national markets and enabled gov to spread authority
- also was highly disliked
- staple food growers were forced off of their land causing food prices to go up
- created a landless class of poor rural people
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professional militaries
- upper classes sought to modernize and professionalize the armed services
- imported European consultants to do this
- this took place during a time of peace
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oligarchies in argentina and brazil
- ranchers and planters came to power and openly used the government to support there own causes
- the Radical Party challenged the rule of the landowners and began revolts
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oligarchy in peru
- aristocratic republic - Peru experienced an era of relative peace and stability
- 30 - 40 families consisting of large landowners and business people tied closely to the export sector made up Peruvian politics
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oligarchy in Mexico
- oligarchical dictator - General Porfirio Diaz
- ruled by paying off the upper class
- however when economic down turn occurred the upper class decided to use this opportunity to free themselves from his rule
- he eventually returned to power and was later outed
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the Mexican Revolution
- 1910 - 1920
- multiple classes joined together against the rising up of Diaz supporters who has put Huerta in power
- after many years, Carranza emerged victorious
- later he was overthrown by Obregon
- Zapata and Villa continued gorilla warfare until 1919 and 1920
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