Topic 7: Early Republican Brazil (1889-1945) - Core Topic

7.1 THE FIRST REPUBLIC (1889 – 1930)

  • The establishment of the republican government (Deodoro da Fonseca and Floriano Peixoto)

  • The republic of the farmers and the consolidation of the oligarchic system

  • Economic organization (coffee and other exports)

  • Industrialization and working class movements

  • The 1920s: the republic in crisis (socio-political consequences)

  • 1930: Revolution or reform?

7.2 THE VARGAS ERA (1930 – 1945)

  • Vargas and the constitution of 1934

  • The Estado Novo (the fascist nature, domestic and foreign policies)

  • Nationalism and populism (cultural and economic developments from 1930 to the 1950’s)

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