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A Latin American social ethic that honors male strength, aggressiveness, assertiveness, and cunning

Vaqueros (cowboys) of the Argentine pampas

Leader of the Northwest Rebellion; captured and hanged by the Canadian government (1885)

A violent, unsuccessful attempt on the part of metis and indigenous peoples to stop the progress of the Canadian Pacific Railroad through Saskatchewan (1885)

Canadian term for anyone of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry

Congress prohibited anyone from China (1882) and Japan (1908) from entering the U.S. and applying for citizenship

Feminists issue a manifesto declaring the equality of men and women and stating the need for equal economic and political rights (1848 – same year as the Communist Manifesto)

Part of the national effort to assimilate Amerindian children by eliminating their cultures and inculcating Christian and U.S. values

Canadian program of economic development that led to increased immigration and rapid industrialization (1878)

Division of North America into four time zones to facilitate train schedules (1883); adopted by U.S. government in 1918

Peasant and middle-class uprising against Diaz regime (1911 – 1920), led by Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa; suppressed by the government; 2 M killed

Mexican caudillo and president (1876 – 1880, 1884 – 1911); his dictatorial policies favoring the land-owning elites ignited the Mexican revolution

Mexican president (1858 – 1872) who promoted the liberal reforms (freedom of speech, universal male suffrage, reduction of Catholic church privileges) of the Constitution of 1857; first indigenous leader of a modern country in the western hemisphere

Mexican caudillo whose policies resulted in the secession of Texas (1836) and under whom Mexico lost half its territory to the U.S. (1848)

Caused by the U.S. annexation of Texas (1845); hostilities lasted from 1846 to 1848, ending in U.S. victory and “purchase” of NM, AZ, and CA for $15 M

To seize and hold power by force and without legal right

A tyrant; any leader who rules oppressively

Regional military leaders who rose to power in 19th century Latin America

Financed largely by British capital, it linked Montreal, Quebec, to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1885

First prime minister of Canada; added NW Territories, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island to the Dominion

1867