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Contrasting Paths: Latin America & Europe in the 19th Century

Explore how Latin America either followed or diverged from Europe's historical trajectory in the 19th century. Discover similarities in population growth, urbanization, and societal structures, as well as disparities in class distribution, lack of revolutions, industrialization, and economic dependency.

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Contrasting Paths: Latin America & Europe in the 19th Century

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  1. Margin Question 10: page 849Did Latin America follow or diverge from the historical path of Europe during the 19th century? JustynaMalek and Bridget Collins Section:8

  2. Latin America becoming Europe?

  3. Yes? Elements that resembled Europe • Population Growth—due to reformed public health measures: safe drinking water, sewers, and inoculations • Urbanization • Middle class grew • Organization of mutual aid societies, and eventually unions

  4. Elements that strayed from Europe • Although the middle class grew, it represented a marginal group of the entire population. • Most of the population was lower-class and rural rather than urban • Many of these people worked on peons or haciendas—unlike Europe where land was broken up

  5. Europe LatinAmerica

  6. Elements that strayed from Europe Cont. • No widespread overthrow of government—only Mexico had a nationwide revolution • No Industrial Revolution of their own • Huge percent of population impoverished—did not allow for a large market • The wealthy benefited from the export system, so they didn’t invest in manufacturing • Many governments depended on taxing the European manufactured goods to fill their treasuries

  7. Developed from capital from abroad—resulting in a “dependent development” • Investors pressured the governments to maintain conditions favorable to their businesses

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