Why is North America (US + Canada + Mexico) ,.more economically developed than South American counties.. is it just because the is US culturally that different , I mean South Americans.are we’re originally influenced by Western Europe as well . Or is the some geographic or climatic difference that affected development?
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The short answer is “The Cold War” both the USA and the USSR used Central and South America to fight proxy wars against each other. It’s hard to build and maintain a developed nation when the two biggest super powers are constantly undermining your government and convincing you to fight each other.
Beyond that I would try r/askhistorians for a more detailed explanation.
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