mexican nationalism

Nationalism Positive and Negative Effects on Latin America What was the effect of The Latin American nations' nationalism? In order to answer this we first have to ask: "What is nationalism?" Once we understand this question we then can look at the effect of nationalism on the Latin American nations. Was the effect a positive one or a negative one? Nationalism is an adjective that describes a group, which in this case the Latin American citizens, who has agreed to maintain unity in order to come to common goals. In the Latin American nation's case, the goals were to become modernized and economically independent of the former dominating nations. They wanted their culture to free of the influence of Europe and the United States. It is easy to see how these goals played off of each other. The nations could not have one and not the other. After the Mexican Revolution, their newfound freedom sparked a tremendous need for nationalism in the hearts of the Mexican people. They were willing to fight for the independence. Even thought they were not under the rule of the Europeans, the Europeans still dominated the Mexicans own lives. Some outside group influenced everything ranging from the economics to the culture and politics. The

Uruguay also found itself in economic turmoil. Many of the Latin people had lost their own sense of tradition because of the outside influences. The rural way of life gave way to the urban, industrial way of life. By fighting the Americans, Pancho and his men were showing their respect and support for the Latin community. Looking at the nations now it is easy to see how the ancestors of today's citizens gave an enormous gift to their nation. The men picked up odd jobs, working construction and others similar. Cuba for instance, in 1930 had only ten percent of their pervious year's exports. The Americans still had a big grasp on the economics of the Latin nations. In this attack, the rebels shot and killed another seventeen United States citizens. What was the impact of nationalism on the Latin American nations It is easy to see that the impact had both a negative and a positive effect. The export market had completely collapsed. Many of the women took jobs as maids to the upper classes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Bibliography. Their dwellings were called shantytowns. The city life represented hope for these workers.