Crash Course World History World History Episode 31 Latin American Revolutions 2012
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.
- Released: 2012-08-23
- Runtime: 12 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: John Green
- Director:
-
1. The Agricultural Revolution 2012-01-26
-
2. Indus Valley Civilization 2012-02-02
-
3. Mesopotamia 2012-02-09
-
4. Ancient Egypt 2012-02-16
-
5. The Persians & Greeks 2012-02-23
-
6. Buddha & Ashoka 2012-03-01
-
9. The Silk Road & Ancient Trade 2012-03-22
-
15. The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War 2012-05-03
-
16. Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa 2012-05-10
-
17. Wait For It... The Mongols! 2012-05-17
-
19. Venice & The Ottoman Empire 2012-05-31
-
20. Russia, The Kievan Rus, and the Mongols 2012-06-07
-
22. The Renaissance... Was it a Thing? 2012-06-21
-
23. The Colombian Exchange 2012-06-28
-
24. The Atlantic Slave Trade 2012-07-05
-
26. The Seven Years War 2012-07-19
-
28. Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution 2012-08-02
-
29. The French Revolution 2012-08-10
-
30. Haitian Revolutions 2012-08-16
-
31. Latin American Revolutions 2012-08-23
-
33. Capitalism and Socialism 2012-09-06
-
35. Imperialism 2012-09-20
-
36. Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I 2012-09-27
-
38. World War II 2012-10-11
-
39. USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War 2012-10-18
-
41. Globalization I - The Upside 2012-11-02
-
42. Globalization II - Good or Bad? 2012-11-09
