People
When slavery was abolished plantation owners searched for replacement workers. What Ethnic group replaced them?
Asian Immigrants
What are “Death Squads”?
People or soldiers hired by wealthy landowners to eliminate political oppressors or reformists.
In the 1990s, thanks to Violeta Chamorro, power passed peacefully in which country ?
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
About what fraction or how many people consisted of the poor class in Central America?
⅔ of people are poor
In El Salvador, Wealthy Landowners hired mercenaries or soldiers to eliminate political oppressors or reformists. What were they called?
Death Squads
Name the 4 kinds of people within Central America
Indians or NA
Europeans or Spanish
Africans
Mestizos
In Nicaragua civil war broke out between the guerrilla fighters named _________ and the ____________ who overthrew the government
Contras, Sandinistas
The Greater Antilles contain the 4 largest islands that include Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados and Puerto Rico
True or False
False - Hispaniola Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
Which economic activity is not specifically listed in the Caribbean islands?
Fishing
Agriculture
Packaging coconuts and rice
Tourism
A - Fishing
Calypso music is an African folk music from Trinidad brought to the Caribbeans that uses bands of steel drums.
True or False
True
What occurred in 1990 in Nicaragua?
Power passed peacefully to Violeta Chamorro as the president
What occurred in 1959?
Military dictatorship ruled Haiti, causing thousands to flee
Civil War occurred in El Salvador between the army, death squads and anti government guerrillas
Fidel Castro led a successful revolution against Cuba’s government and set up a communist government
Sandinistas overthrew Nicaragua’s government and set up a socialist system
Fidel Castro led a successful revolution against Cuba’s government and set up a communist government
While Spanish is the official language in most of the Caribbeans. Name 1 country where they also speak English?
Belize
Name 3 products in agriculture that is produced in the Caribbeans
Sugar, Bananas Cocoa, Coconuts rice, and cotton
What is an isthmus? (full definition)
A Narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two large bodies of land
In 1994 _______ __________ __________ the democratically elected president was restored to office with the backing of the U.S
Jean Bertrand Aristide
What occurred between 1960s -1990s?
30 yr Civil war between the leftists guerrilla movements vs Military regime
Which country had connections with the Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe?
France
Name 1 or 2 crops grown in Guatemala and Honduras for Subsistence Farming? Commercial Farming?
corn, bean, squash
coffee, banana, cotton
What is “Tiempo Muerto” and what does it mean?
“Dead Season” - a period of 8 months where workers migrate to other islands
What occurred in the 1940s?
Large # of Puerto Ricans began moving to the U.S and settling in New York
Civil war occurred in El Salvador between 3 groups. Name these 3
Army or Government Army
Death Squads
Anti government guerrillas
Name the 7 Countries in Central America
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Name 3 reasons why majority of Central Americans are poor
Farmers and laborers were poor African and Indian descendants
low wages on plantations and factories
Have little or no land
In the Mountainous Core. What crops can be grown below 6000 ft? Above 6000 ft?
Below - Corn, Wheat, Coffee
Above - Potatoes, Barley