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Central America 1870 - 1930 (Society (Social structures (New Liberals…

- - - - Monoculture of coffee provoked severe crises in national food supply (decline of subsistence agriculture)
  - - - Started w/ railway, impulsed infrastructure & tension at borders. Railway contracts handed the control of all internal transport to banana comp.
      - Impulsed migration from China to CentAm, developed rural proletariat (ex: payment in vouchers)
      - Concessions very favorable to foreign companies: lands, use of other natural resources, tax exemptions, free import of products (bad csq on national industries)
      - Companies diversified: sugar mils, liquor manufactures, vegetable oils, soap, fertilizers etc.
    - - Concessions to foreign companies, esp. in Honduras.
- - - - Ended war between Guate dictator & Guate & ESA. NIca didn't like this.But CR, MExico & US decided that Mex & US would arbitrate the aftermath of the conflict, leaving the tribunal for other problems.
        
        When tribunal failed to solve an ulterior problem, Mex asked CA gov'ts to Washington, create a CA Bureau that would promote reunification and a CA Court of Justice (failed later again)