The Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
100
Spanish
What is the native language of the Dominican Republic?
100
Jean-Jacques Dessaline
Who was the former slave turned general?
100
Son
What was the back musical style in Cuba that was developed toward the end of the 19th century?
100
Diamantina
What is a colonial town built to service the diamond mines located outside of the town?
100
Yanga
Who led a slave rebellion during early Spanish colonial rule after escaping with a band of slaves?
200
The brotherhood of the Congos of the Holy Spirit
what was the religion developed by Dominican slave populations that attaches African traditions to Spanish Catholicism?
200
Creole
What is a language spoke by Haitians based largely on French, African dialects, spanish, Taino, and English?
200
Battle of Santa Clara
What was the battle that began on December 28, 1958 and ended the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959?
200
Capoeria
What is a Brazilian art form that incorporates elements of martial arts and dance?
200
Memin Peguin
Who was a cartoon character created in the 1940s by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulche?
300
Indio
What is a racial classification to describe someone as dark?
300
Voodoo
What is a religion developed by African Slaves who were brought to Haiti in the 16th century?
300
Antonio Maceo
Who was a prominent military figure during Cuba's fight for independence from the Spanish?
300
Manuel Querino
Who was an Afro-Brazilian intellectual and artist?
300
Jose Vasconcelos
Who was a Mexican intellectual and philosopher whose seminal work was published in 1925?
400
Nicolas de Ovando
Who was a Spanish soldier?
400
Fort Dimanche
What was a political prison under the dictatoships of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his son?
400
Fulgencio Batista
Who rose to power after he led a U.S-backed coup in 1933?
400
Candomble
What is an Afro-american religion steeped in African traditions and worshipped by Brazil's diverse slave population?
400
Sistema de Castas
What was a racial classification system implemented during Spanish-ruled Mexico?
500
Rafael Trujillo
Who was nicknamed El Jefe (The Boss)
500
Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier
Who served as Haitian Dictator-President fro 1957 until his death in 1971?
500
Cubanidad
What is the concept that originated in the 1920s to explain the multicultural and the multicolored people of cuba?
500
Gilberto Freyre
Who was a white brazilian sociologist, historian, and anthropologist?
500
Port of Veracruz
What was Mexico's main port of entry?
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