What problems faced new nations in latin america?

What problems did the people in the new nations of Latin America face? Another problem was political unrest. Local military leaders who wanted power ruled Latin American nations as caudillos, or military dictators. Landowners kept the caudillos in power. The landowners refused to give power to the poor people. read more

The new nations of Latin America faced a complex of dilemmas that bequeathed a frustrating century of political instability and foreign economic domination. read more

Another problem was political unrest. Local military leaders who wanted power ruled Latin American nations as caudillos, or military dictators. Landowners kept the caudillos in power. The landowners refused to give power to the poor people. Only people with property could vote. read more

Some of the problems which new Latin American nations faced included a system of colonial legacy, where old problems such as racial prejudice, limited voting rights, unevenly distributed land, and peasants which worked on great estates called haciendas, were found. read more