Spanish & Portuguese Influence
This empire stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and initially had a complicated relationship with Hernan Cortes
Who are the Aztecs?
The main reason that enslaving Native Americans was unsuccessful.
What is disease?
What is the Cuban Revolution?
Latin America has seen this type of government become more popular in the last several decades
What is democracy?
This country was heavily influenced by Portuguese culture.
What is Brazil
Daily Double: This empire was led by Atahualpa, who received brand new clothes everyday
Who are The Incas?
The portion of the Triangular Trade that goes between Africa and the Caribbean was also known as this
What is the Middle Passage?
Some consider this to be a positive impact of the Cuban Revolution
What is healthcare?
This country has restructured its police forces as part of its efforts in the drug war
What is Mexico?
European, African, and Native American
What are the three main ethnic groups of Latin America?
The Incan Empire stretched as long as the distance between these two modern day countires
What are Columbia and Chile?
The passage of crops, products, ideas, and diseases from the Old World to the New World
Columbian Exchange
During the Cold War, this superpower was a close supporter of Cuba
What is the Soviet Union?
One reason why some Latin Americans emigrate to the US
This neighbor of the U.S. was heavily influenced by Spanish language and religion
What is Mexico?
This man led the Spanish Conquistadors in conquering the Incan Empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
About 1/4 or 25% of Africans forced onto slave trading ships died onboard. This word means rate of death.
What is mortality rate?
Daily Double: Poverty, Batista Dictatorship, Poor Education and Healthcare
What are causes of the Cuban Revolution?
Punishments for narcotics in this country are so strict that drug sales and use are very low
What is Cuba?
The type of Christianity the Spanish and Portuguese wanted people to follow
What is Roman Catholic?
This empire had mostly broken up by the time Europeans arrived
Who are the Mayans?
A Spanish word that means plantation, where slaves were forced to work
What are haciendas?
Three effects of the Cuban Revolution
What are lives controlled by the government (loss of rights), government ownership of businesses, farms, etc., communism?
In Brazil, the narcotics cartels often use this physical feature to smuggle illegal drugs
What are rivers?