https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl en-us 2019-11-13 15:22:33 UTC 2024-11-29 21:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410629899 Christoper Columbus arrived in present day Venezuela in 1498 on his third trip of the new world. The first permanent Spanish settlement wasn't made until 1523. Columbus and his men named it Venezuela meaning Little Venice after seeing local Indian houses. ]]> 2019-11-13 15:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410629899 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410635156 The Independence movement was when a group of Venezuelans proudly claimed that their country was independent republic in 1797. In 1806 Francisco De Miranda tried to land in Venezuela but it was unsuccessful. soon later Miranda was sent to prison in Spain and ended up dying.]]> 2019-11-13 15:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410635156 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410640868 After the tearing down of the colonial system. this country had to go through very rough times. Venezuela passed an era where government-by-force lasted more than a century. ]]> 2019-11-13 15:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410640868 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410644329 First was the Paez and the Conservatives. Their leader was Jose Antiono Paez, he gave the country better government than they would probably never see again for another century. He led many movements one being the separation movement from Gran Colombia in 1829 to 1830 which caused a constitutional convention for Venezuela ]]> 2019-11-13 15:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410644329 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410648975 Then came the Monagas and their leader was Jose Tadeo Monagas. 1848-58 was a time period where Tadeo and his brother Gregorio ruled over Venezuela. They pass liberty laws, abolished slavery, extended suffrage outlawed capital punishment . Together these two accomplished many things for their country ]]> 2019-11-13 15:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410648975 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410654398 Last but not least was the Andinos at this point in time history changed at the 20th century. By this time Venezuela was ruled by strong military men from Tachira which they were called the Andinos. After Venezuela was let down bu their many rulers they suffered from a British-German-Italian blockade of their coast from 1902-03 and an attack upon their navy in 1909 from Dutch. ]]> 2019-11-13 15:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410654398 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410660445 Now Venezuela is ruled by Eleazar Lopez Conteras until 1941. In 1938 Conteras came up with a three year plan that involved the building some public schools and hospitals, and support for agriculture and private industry. ]]> 2019-11-13 16:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410660445 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410664971 In 1973 Venezuela got a new president who is Carlos Andres Perez , Carlos allowed the iron ore industry in 1975 and soon after that the petroleum industry the following year. He allowed these industries after the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, letting Venezuela be known as a founding member of OPEC, soon later they tripled their oil price. They also increased the prices of imports food and luxury items but the economic boom didn't last for very long.]]> 2019-11-13 16:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410664971 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410669986 By 1998 more than half of Venezuela's population was below the poverty line. By the end of the 1998 election Chavez wanted to write a new constitution and remake Venezuela's democracy to make it better. In December 1999 Venezuela and Venezuelans suffered one of the most deadliest events in their history, a massive rainstorm brought mud slides and flash floods along communities and mountainous northern coast of Venezuela, thousands of structures were destroyed, thousands ended up dead. ]]> 2019-11-13 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410669986 113639 https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410675404 After the death of Chavex the vice president of Venezuela was elected Nicolas Maduro. As the year went on things in Venezuela got worse toilet paper, milk. and flour became things that were difficult to obtain. Soon after the crime rate grew in Venezuela causing students to protest in the streets later that spread to other cities. pro-government civilian groups had begun responding violently to the protest. ]]> 2019-11-13 16:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/113639/gwdiuucbp9jl/wish/410675404