Latin America
The movement of people from one country to another country to live or work.
immigration
He led the Cuban Revolution and established communism in Cuba.
Who is Fidel Castro?
What long-term effect did the colonization of Latin America by Spain and Portugal have on the region?
language- most people speak Spanish or Portuguese
and
religion- the primary religion in Latin America is Catholic
The War on Drugs has been effective or ineffective?
Ineffective because it resulted in an increase in violence and poverty in Latin America, because drugs are still being moved from Latin America to the United States, and because many politicians and government officials in Latin America are under the control of the drug cartels.
What are some reasons that the US put an embargo on Cuba?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban government seized land and factories from United States citizens living in Cuba
Fidel Castro declared Cuba a communist country rather than the democracy he promised
As a result of the Columbian Exchange the population of Latin America decreased. How did the European colonizers address the problem of a reduced workforce?
they brought slaves from Africa to work
List the main reason(s) for the migration of people from Latin America to the United States.
lack of job opportunities, violence and corruption, and extreme poverty
This type of government exists in Cuba.
What is an autocracy?
Slavery had a huge impact on the economy of Latin America due to the demand for sugar, cotton, and tobacco. Due to the slave trade, which country in Latin America has the largest population of African people outside of Africa?
Brazil
What is the difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?
Presidential Democracy- the people vote for the president
Parliamentary Democracy- the parliament chooses the president
Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba have chief executives called the president.
What is the main differences between citizen participation and leadership in those countries?
Brazil and Mexico are.....
Cuba is....
Brazil and Mexico are presidential democracies and Cuba is an autocracy.
How did Spain and Portugal influence the major religion in Latin America?
They introduced Catholicism ( a form of Christianity)