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What were the long term effects of the Latin American revolutions?
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At first, the Latin American revolutions of the early nineteenth century seemed like progress. Mexico, Brazil, and other colonies throughout South and Central America threw off their colonial overlords and seized their independence. For a while, there was hope that these new states might unite as one force, but those longings soon faded as conflicts begin to arise between the new nations. A new kind of rule also arose. Newly freed colonies were not prepared for the challenges of self rule, and soon, powerful men, surrounded by groups of followers, took control of various Latin American countries. These men were called caudillos, and they often ruled as military dictators, creating much discord and a great deal of hardship for the developing nations. The common people suffered the worst from these new political developments.