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1 The Land and its Peoples |
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1A Primary Geographic Features |
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3 | (2) |
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1B The Peoples and Nations |
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5 | (2) |
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1C Indigenous America at the End of the Twentieth Century |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (8) |
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2A Theories of Arrival and Paleolithic America |
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11 | (2) |
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2B Mexico, Central America, and the Antilles Before 1500 |
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13 | (2) |
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2C South America Before 1500 |
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15 | (2) |
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3 Science, Exploration, and Expansion |
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17 | (10) |
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3A Exploration of the Atlantic and the West African Coast |
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19 | (2) |
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3B The Four Voyages of Columbus |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (2) |
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3D The First Voyages Around the Globe |
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25 | (2) |
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4 The Iberian Conquest of America |
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27 | (14) |
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4A From Trading Post to Colonies: The Creation of the Grand Antilles |
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29 | (2) |
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4B Toward the Interior: The Aztec Empire and Its Dominion |
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31 | (2) |
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4C Toward the Interior: The Spanish Territories in North America |
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33 | (2) |
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4D Toward the Interior: The Inca Empire and Its Dominion |
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35 | (2) |
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4E Toward the Deep Continental Conquest |
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37 | (2) |
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4F Brazil in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries |
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39 | (2) |
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5 America Under Hapsburg Rule |
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41 | (16) |
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5A Cities Founded in Hispanic America Before 1600 |
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43 | (2) |
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5B Hapsburg Territorial and Administrative Organization |
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45 | (2) |
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5C Republics of Citizens (Spaniards) and Indians |
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47 | (2) |
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5D Slave Centers During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (2) |
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5F Exploiting Mining Centers |
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53 | (2) |
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5G Intra- and Interregional Circulations in the Americas |
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55 | (2) |
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6 America Under Bourbon Rule |
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57 | (10) |
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6A The Intendancy System and Other Administrative Reforms |
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59 | (2) |
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6B Non-Iberian European Territories in the Caribbean and Central, South, and North America |
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61 | (2) |
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6C Universities, Science, and Culture |
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63 | (2) |
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6D The Birth of Public Opinion: The Printing Press, Newspapers, and Literary Salons |
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65 | (2) |
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7 From Autonomy to Independence |
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67 | (10) |
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7A Haiti: The Forgotten Revolution |
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69 | (2) |
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7B Mexico and Central America: From the "Grito de Dolores" to Monarchy |
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71 | (2) |
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7C War Among Creoles and Against Spaniards: The Andean Phase |
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73 | (2) |
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7D The Southern Cone Independence Process and Brazilian Independence |
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75 | (2) |
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8 Latin America in the Nineteenth Century |
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77 | (16) |
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8A Mexico and Central America |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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8C Export-led Economic Growth: Mid-Century |
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83 | (2) |
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8D Liberal Reforms in Latin America |
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85 | (2) |
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8E The United States Discovers a Continent |
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87 | (2) |
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8F Brazil: Monarchy to the First Republic |
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89 | (2) |
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8G The Vestiges of Empire: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Guyanas |
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91 | (2) |
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9 Latin American Economies in the Twentieth Century |
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93 | (22) |
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9A From England to the United States: North American Investment Through 1929 |
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95 | (2) |
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9B Modernization in Transportation and Communications |
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97 | (2) |
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9C The Impact of the Great Depression of 1929 in Latin America |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (2) |
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9E Import-Substituting Economic Development |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (2) |
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9G Public Expenditures in Latin America, 1945--c. 1995 |
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107 | (2) |
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9H Latin American Trade Blocs |
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109 | (2) |
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9I North American Trade Blocs |
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111 | (2) |
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9J A Deforestation Estimate |
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113 | (2) |
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10 Demographics and Population in the Twentieth Century |
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115 | (14) |
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10A The Birth of the Major Metropolitan Areas |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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10C Growth of Urban Population |
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121 | (2) |
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10D Migration Patterns from Latin America to the United States |
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123 | (2) |
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10E Migration Patterns from Latin America to Other Countries |
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125 | (2) |
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10F Migration Patterns Within Latin America |
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127 | (2) |
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11 Political, Social, and Cultural Issues |
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129 | (18) |
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131 | (2) |
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11B Populism in Latin America |
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133 | (2) |
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11C Armed Forces and Dictatorships, 20th Century Style |
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135 | (2) |
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11D Collapse of Democracy, Birth of Debt |
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137 | (2) |
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11E Drug Trafficking and Informal Markets |
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139 | (2) |
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11F Education Compared by Country |
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141 | (2) |
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11G Nobel Laureates and Other Significant Persons in Culture and Science |
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143 | (2) |
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11H Music of Latin America |
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145 | (2) |
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12 Revolutionary Movements |
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147 | (14) |
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12A The Mexican Revolution |
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149 | (2) |
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12B Bolivia and Guatemala: The Early 1950s |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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12D Guerrilla Movements: Che and Colombia |
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155 | (2) |
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12E The Sandinista Revolution and Central America |
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157 | (2) |
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12F Indigenous Twentieth Century Movements: Peru's Sendero Luminoso, Mexico's EZLN, and Brazil's MST |
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159 | (2) |
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13 Latin America in the New Millennium |
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161 | (20) |
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13A Plan Colombia/Merida Initiative: Problem Solving, Twenty-First Century Style |
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163 | (2) |
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13B Brazil and Venezuela: A Tale of Two Crises |
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165 | (2) |
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13C Middle Class Growth, Twenty-First Century Style |
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167 | (2) |
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13D Television and Telenovelas in Latin America |
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169 | (2) |
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13E Sports in Latin America |
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171 | (2) |
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13F Violence Against Women in Latin America |
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173 | (2) |
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13G Housing in Latin America |
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175 | (2) |
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13H Public Health in Latin America |
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177 | (2) |
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13I Where Goes the Left in Latin America? |
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179 | (2) |
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