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8. Who was the individual that LED THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA because he was dissatisfied with the United States’ rule? What type of government did he SET UP IN CUBA? (2pts)
What is...
a. Fidel Castro
b. Communist State
3. What did many Latin American countries hope that their countries would become AFTER GAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE? WHO made it difficult for their hope to develop and WHY? (3pts)
What is...
a. Stable democracies with prosperous economies.
b. The Caudillos
c. They often ruled as dictators.
9. What are TWO CHALLENGES that the Latin American government faces today? (2pts)
What is...
a. The population is growing rapidly, but resources are limited.
b. Growing trade in illegal drugs has increased crime and corruption.
7. Which POLICY did the United States announce to improve relations with Latin America? What are THE TWO PROMISES this policy made? (3pts)
What is...
a. The Good Neighbor Policy
b. Promised not to send military forces to Latin America + Pledged a greater respect for the rights of Latin American countries.
5. WHY did Panama allow the United States to build THE PANAMA CANAL? (1pt)
What is...
a. The United States helped Panama gain its independence from Columbia.
1. Where did Latin America’s FIRST REVOLUTION against European rule take place? Who was the INDIVIDUAL that began this revolution? What was the RESULT of this revolution? (3pts)
What is...
a. Hati
b. Francois-Dominique Toussaint-Louverture
c. French rule was thrown off, Hati was established as a Republic, and became the only nation ever created as a result of a successful revolt by enslaved people.
2. WHO LED THE FIGHT for independence against the Spanish in northern South America? What was the RESULT OF THIS REVOLUTION that ended in 1819 and WHICH PRESENT-DAY COUNTRIES gained their freedom? (3pts)
What is...
a. Simon Bolivar
b. Bolivar defeated the Spanish.
c. Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
6. WHY did many Latin American countries distrust the United States? WHAT did they think was going to happen based on the past? (3pts)
What is...
a. Great wealth and power
b. They thought the U.S might try to control them as their former rulers had.
4. In 1898, what country did the United States and Spain FIGHT OVER? Which TWO TERRITORIES did the United States gain from this war? (3pts)
What is...
a. Spanish-ruled Cuba
b. Puerto Rico and Cuba
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