General
What are the 2 things a country must have in order to be considered part of Latin America?
It must be in the Americas and speak a Romance Language as its primary language.
True or false: Simon Bolivar was a peninsular.
False. He was a creole
What South American country named itself in honor of Simon Bolivar?
Bolivia
Name one of the territories in Latin America that Spain still had control of by the 1820s.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Santo Domingo
What Spanish colony did the United States attack first in the Spanish-American war?
The Philippines
Latin America was colonized mainly by which 2 European countries?
Spain and Portugal
In what country was Simon Bolivar born?
Venezuela
What was the first South American country to have a stable, independent government?
Chile
They saw it as a threat to the peace and safety of the US.
What other colony did Spain give to the United States after losing Cuba?
Puerto Rico
What was the name for wealthy people who were born in Spain or Portugal but lived in Latin America?
Peninsulares
Did the revolution in Venezuela succeed initially?
No
What made military governments unstable?
Military dictators often overthrown by other military dictators, leaders were inexperienced, gave positions to friends and family who were also inexperienced.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
It said that no more land in Latin America could be colonized by Europe.
Why did the United States support independence for Panama?
Because Panama wanted to lease the ground for the Panama Canal to the United States.
What was the name of someone who was of Spanish or Portuguese descent, but was born in Latin America
Creole/criollo
What was the name of the Spanish colony that covered what is today Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador?
New Granada
What was the name of the type of dictators who came to power in many Latin American countries after they gained their independence?
Caudillos
What is guerrilla warfare?
Wars fought by small groups attacking frequently and by surprise. It was hard for the Spanish to fight the Cubans like this because they could not find the enemy.
How long did the Spanish-American War last?
Ten weeks
What was the first country in Latin America to gain independence?
Haiti
At the end of his life, did Bolivar feel that he had accomplished his goals? Why or why not?
No, because he wanted all of South America to be united in one federation like the United States. He also died before the abolition of slavery in Venezuela.
Which South American country had a relatively peaceful revolution for independence?
Brazil
What was the name of the American ship that exploded in Havana harbor?
The USS Maine.
Who were the Rough Riders?
A group led by Theodore Roosevelt, NOT part of the military, who traveled to Cuba during the Spanish-American war to fight the Spanish.