POLS 456 Study Guide - Oligarchy, 1905 Russian Revolution, Caudillo
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February 16, 2010: colonial period and independence, 1776, ba becomes seat of new vice royalty, argentina didn"t have natural resources, but did have farm agricultural (similar to us) las pampas were fertile area, the creoles didn"t feel loyal to spanish crown, one of the first to revolt. (jose de san martin, independence, faced challenge of national integration, conflict between ba and rural areas. This lasted for decades after independence: eventually resolved by juan manuel de rosas (caudillo, decided on strong central government, w/ some autonomy of states, generation of 1880 liberal politicians who dominate. Advocate classical liberal economics import export model (1870s 1920s: wheat and grain exports, input capital from uk, *important sectors of economy go to foreign investors, labor no large indigenous population, aggressive pr campaign to get western europeans to go to europe (uk, france) actually, most immigrants came from southern europe (italy,
