Poverty in Latin America
The reason for migration from Latin America to the U.S.
What are violent crimes, unstable economics & government, the opportunity for better lives?
A Cuban president that was overthrown in a coup led by Fidel Castro due to having policies that people thought were unfair to the poor
Who was Fulgencio Batista?
A country that assisted Cuba in building up its communist government & built a nuclear missile complex in Cuba as well.
What is the Soviet Union or the U.S.S.R?
The most dominant religion in Latin America due to Spanish & Portuguese colonization
What is Christianity/catholicism?
Replaced indigenous people as slaves on plantations
Who are African slaves?
The country where immigrants from Latin America travel to.
What is the U.S?
Cuban leader, that lead the Cuban revolution & overthrew Batista
Who is Fidel Castro?
Action taken against the threat of Soviet missiles in Cuba
What is the U.S. embargo against Cuba?
Columbian Exchange
What is the movement of plants, animals, people, cultures, ideas, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and the New World to the Old World?
Route used to transport African slaves from Africa to the New World
What is the Middle Passage?
Wealth is _______ divided among citizens
What is Unevenly?
A violent overthrowing of a leader
What is a coup?
The soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Items that were transferred from the Old World to the New World
What are wheat, Cattle, Horses, Coffee, Pigs, & Sugar?
Latin Americans are a blend of people African, European, & _______ descendant.
Native or Indigenous people