https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8 en-us 2020-04-03 12:38:16 UTC 2020-04-13 14:31:33 UTC hello@padlet.com chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490981965 After Columbus' return, both Spain and Portugal laid claims to the new lands, forcing the pope to sort things out. Pope Alexander VI issued the bull Inter Caetera in 1493, declaring that Spain owned all new lands west from the Cape Verde Islands.]]> 2020-04-03 12:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490981965 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490987045 Portugal, not pleased, pressed the issue and the two nations ratified the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, which established the line at 370 leagues from the islands. This treaty essentially ceded Brazil to the Portuguese while keeping the rest of the New World for Spain.]]> 2020-04-03 12:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490987045 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490992792 Spain soon realized that it was an incredibly valuable resource that should be pacified and colonized.Conquistadores under the command of Hernán Cortés in Mexico and Francisco Pizarro in Peru accomplished conquering that aztecs and incas. ]]> 2020-04-03 12:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490992792 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490999845 most of Latin America declared independence from Spain in 1810. By 1825, Mexico, Central America, and South America were free, soon to be followed by Brazil. Spanish rule in the Americas ended in 1898 when they lost their final colonies to the United States.]]> 2020-04-03 12:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/490999845 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491002822  Mexico went to war with the United States in 1846 after a series of skirmishes on the border. The Americans invaded Mexico on two fronts and captured Mexico City in May of 1848. And The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war.]]> 2020-04-03 12:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491002822 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491007240 The most devastating war ever fought in South America, the War of the Triple Alliance pitted Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil against Paraguay.When Uruguay was attacked by Brazil and Argentina in late 1864, Paraguay came to its aid and attacked Brazil. Uruguay, then under a different president, switched sides and fought against its former ally.]]> 2020-04-03 12:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491007240 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491011079 In 1879, Chile and Bolivia went to war after spending decades arguing over a border dispute. Peru, which had a military alliance with Bolivia, was drawn into the war as well. After a series of major battles at sea and on land, the Chileans were victorious. By 1881 the Chilean army had captured Lima and by 1884 Bolivia signed a truce.]]> 2020-04-03 13:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491011079 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491017829
The completion of the Panama Canal by Americans in 1914 marked the end of a remarkable and ambitious feat of engineering. The results have been felt ever since, as the canal has drastically changed worldwide shipping.Less known are the political consequences of the canal, including the secession of Panama from Colombia

]]> 2020-04-03 13:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491017829 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491020922 Mexican Revolution shook the world and forever altered the trajectory of Mexican politics. It was a bloody war, which included horrific battles, massacres, and assassinations. The Mexican Revolution officially ended in 1920 when Alvaro Obregón became the last general standing after years of conflict, although the fighting continued for another decade.]]> 2020-04-03 13:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491020922 chasewilson044 https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491024353 When Fidel Castro, his brother Raúl and a band of followers attacked the barracks at Moncada in 1953. They may not have known they were taking the first step to one of the most significant revolutions of all time. With the promise of economic equality for all, the rebellion grew until 1959, when Cuban President Fulgencio Batista fled the country and victorious rebels filled the streets of Havana. ]]> 2020-04-03 13:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chasewilson044/by2t8x88j6l8/wish/491024353