Amazon Rubber Boom

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:cause increased global demand for rubber
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Belém
gptkb:Iquitos
gptkb:Manaus
gptkbp:declinedAfter competition from Asian rubber plantations
smuggling of rubber seeds to Southeast Asia
gptkbp:economicImportance wealth for Amazonian cities
gptkbp:endDate 1912
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amazon Rubber Boom
gptkbp:impact exploitation of indigenous peoples
gptkbp:industry latex extraction
gptkbp:legacy demographic changes in Amazon region
environmental impact on rainforest
urban development in Amazonian cities
gptkbp:location gptkb:Amazon_Basin
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Henry_Wickham
gptkb:Carlos_Fermín_Fitzcarrald
gptkb:Julio_César_Arana
gptkbp:product natural rubber
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Putumayo_genocide
gptkbp:startDate 1879
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iquitos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6