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Latin American Revolutions

Name: Latin American Revolutions
Released: 2012-08-23
Cast: John Green

Series: Crash Course World History

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A episode from Crash Course World History, Season 1, Episode 31.

At a Glance

Release DateAugust 23, 2012

TypeEpisode

LanguageEnglish

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Seasons1

Episodes46

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Synopsis

In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States and had taken off Louis XVI's head in France arrived in South America, and a racially diverse group of people who felt more South American than European took over. John covers the soft revolution of Brazil, in which Prince Pedro boldly seized power from his father, but promised to give it back if King João ever returned to Brazil. He also covers the decidedly more violent revolutions in Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Watch the video to see Simón Bolívar's dream of a United South America crushed, even as he manages to liberate a bunch of countries and get two currencies and about a thousand schools and parks named after him.

Cast

John Green

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