Cultures Collide, 1490s–1520s
• The Maya Empire, 250–1527
• The Inca Empire, 1200–1532
• The Aztec Empire, 1250–1521 |
Transitions, 1868–1900
• The Cuban-Spanish-American War, 1868–1898 |
Early Latino Civil Rights Movement, 1959–1965
• A Time of Crisis, 1959–1962
• Latino Economic Woes and U.S. Policy, 1962–1965 |
Founding the Spanish Empire, 1521–1598
• Spanish Conquest, 1521–1535
• Establishing New Spain, 1535–1565
• Early Fortifications, 1565–1598 |
Migrations and Community
Formation, 1900–1919
• Burgeoning Barrios, 1900–1910
• Tumult in Mexico, 1910–1919 |
Chicano Movement, 1966–1979
• Movement Matures, 1966–1973
• Backlash to Progress, 1973–1977
• New Waves of Latino Immigration Begin, 1977–1979 |
Spanish Borderlands, 1598–1810
• Kingdom of New Mexico, 1598–1693
• Expanding the Empire, 1694–1769
• Along the Pacific: Alta California, 1769–1810 |
Great Depression and Repatriation, 1920–1941
• Political Participation, 1920–1929
• New Deal Opportunity and Disappointment, 1929–1937
• Organizing for Change, 1937–1941 |
Conservative Tide, 1980–1992
• The Refugee Act and the Reagan Era, 1980–1984
• U.S. Policy in Central America, 1985–1991 |
Struggles for Independence, 1810–1846
• Independence in Latin America, 1810–1828
• New Destinies, 1820–1845 |
World War II, 1941–1948
• Latinos Support the War Effort, 1941–1945
• Domestic Upheavals, 1942–1944
• Bootstraps and Braceros, 1942–1948 |
Progress Amid the Backlash, 1992–2000
• NAFTA Era, 1992–1994
• Anti-Immigration Backlash,1994–2000
• Béisbol and Borders, 1996–2000 |
Remaking the U.S. Map, 1846–1865
• Shrinking Borders, 1836–1848
• Land Contestations and Responses to Change, 1848–1865 |
Postwar Migrations, 1948–1959
• Latino Immigration and Migration, 1948–1955
• The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1952–1956
• Cuba Dominates the Headlines, 1956–1959 |
New Millennium, 2000–Present
• Impact of Free Trade, 2000–2004
• The Minority becomes the Majority, 2004–2008
• Populism, 2008–present
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