Cuban Revolution
Latin American Culture
Columbian Exchange/Triangle Trade
Poverty, Drug Trade, and Human Migration
100
During 14th century, what European country explored and colonized Cuba?
What is Spain?
100
During the age of exploration, this European country explored, conquered countries, and established colonies in most Latin American countries.
What is Spain?
100
These group of people were first used as laborers to work on sugarcane and other plantations.
What is indigenous (Native Americans)?
100

The state of being extremely poor.

What is poverty?

200
In the 1950s, this man was the dictator of Cuba. Under his leadership, poverty was very high and health care and education was very poor.
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
200
Portugal explored and colonized Brazil. Portuguese settlers had influence this language in Brazil.
What is Portuguese?
200
This was brought from the New World killing many of the indigenous people living in Latin America.
What is diseases? (Small pox, influenza, whooping cough, and so much more)
200

What is the name of the people who "help" others to illegally get into the United States?

Who are coyotes?

300
Fidel Castro led a rebellion against Batista and formed this type of government system.
What is a communist government?
300

Throughout the age of exploration, both Spanish and Portuguese settlers spread this religion across Latin America.

What is Roman Catholic (Christianity)?

300

This is a general term used to describe the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration.

What is the New World?

300

Why does so much or Latin America struggle economically?

What is  lack of investment in human capital?

400
In response to Castro's communist policies, the United States of America decreased trade by placing this type of trade barrier.
What is an embargo?
400

What 2 crops were brought to the New World during the Columbian Exchange and led to the rise of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

What is Sugarcane and Coffee?

400

What animal that was brought over during the Columbian Exchange has the largest impact on the New World?

What is the horse?

400

What has caused the overall increase in drug trafficking from Latin America into the United States?

The HIGH DEMAND for the drugs inside the United States?

500
13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.
What is the Cuban Missiles Crisis?
500

Although slavery has ended in the Americas, what are some lasting effects that still impact the America today

What is blending of ethnic groups, creating new cultures, creation of new foods?

500
The three major ethnic groups of Latin America.
What is African, European, and Native American? 

(These can be in any order.)

500

What are 2 reasons so many people from Latin America have immigrated to the United States?

What is..

- Better Job opportunities

- Better access to education

- Escape Violence

- Most stable governments

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