El Salvador is a country that is slightly smaller than the state of
Massachusetts and is the smallest country in Central America. It borders Guatemala
to the west and Honduras to the north. El Salvador is covered with vast coffee
and sugar cane plantations with the little natural rain forest that used to be
abundant. The Salvadorian people gained their independence in 1821, then established
majority rule in 1992. The industrialization process is slow and a large amount
of hydropower is not yet used. Today, El Salvador is a country of environmental
damage, strong agriculture, and a slow economic growth based on agriculture.
History-The history of today’s El Salvador started when the Salvadorian people gained their independence in 1821, but established majority rule years later in 1992. The land that would have become El Salvador was already settled by ancient Olmec people in 2000 B.C. They built a maize based society and built stepped pyramid temples. The Spanish people came in the 16th century and easily conquered the local Pipil people; Spain established cotton, balsam, and indigo plantations and the native people became slaves. Agriculture of this colony boomed in the 1700’s, but there were several revolts against the Spanish ruling class. The native people finally succeeded in 1821, but the structure of the society stayed the same. In 1969, there was a “soccer war” between El Salvador and Honduras, which was caused by the treatment by the Honduras government towards the illegal immigrants from El Salvador. The Soccer war started while an El Salvador vs. Honduras World Cup soccer game was been played, but this war lasted only for 100 hours. After the war, El Salvador split in two, controlled by two different parties, each with it’s own military and laws. There have been military conflicts between these two parties and the conflicts finally ended in 1992 because of the compromise United Nations made between these two parties. People earned more rights and El Salvador’s economy started to grow. Today, the majority of the population of El Salvador is made up of Mestizos, a mix of Europeans and Native Americans. Middle-eastern whites and Native Americans made up the largest minority. Most of the cities are in the south where 47% of all the people live.
History-The history of today’s El Salvador started when the Salvadorian people gained their independence in 1821, but established majority rule years later in 1992. The land that would have become El Salvador was already settled by ancient Olmec people in 2000 B.C. They built a maize based society and built stepped pyramid temples. The Spanish people came in the 16th century and easily conquered the local Pipil people; Spain established cotton, balsam, and indigo plantations and the native people became slaves. Agriculture of this colony boomed in the 1700’s, but there were several revolts against the Spanish ruling class. The native people finally succeeded in 1821, but the structure of the society stayed the same. In 1969, there was a “soccer war” between El Salvador and Honduras, which was caused by the treatment by the Honduras government towards the illegal immigrants from El Salvador. The Soccer war started while an El Salvador vs. Honduras World Cup soccer game was been played, but this war lasted only for 100 hours. After the war, El Salvador split in two, controlled by two different parties, each with it’s own military and laws. There have been military conflicts between these two parties and the conflicts finally ended in 1992 because of the compromise United Nations made between these two parties. People earned more rights and El Salvador’s economy started to grow. Today, the majority of the population of El Salvador is made up of Mestizos, a mix of Europeans and Native Americans. Middle-eastern whites and Native Americans made up the largest minority. Most of the cities are in the south where 47% of all the people live.
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