Colonization of Latin America
Latin American Independence
True or False
Colonization of Africa
African Independence
100
What is a creole?
A Latin American of Spanish heritage
100
What was the first Latin American colony to gain independence?
Venezuela
100
True or false: Nelson Mandela was a creole.
False - A creole is a Latin American of Spanish heritage; Mandela was South African.
100
How much resistance was there to European colonization in the late 19th century?
Little resistance
100
How did India and Pakistan's release from colonial control inspire the African states?
They believed that their own independence was now possible
200
How did Spanish colonization begin?
With Columbus' landing in the Americas in 1492.
200
What was the leading cause of the Latin American revolutions?
European military and diplomatic events
200
True or false: Both Latin American and African colonies had restricted rights.
True - their colonial owners placed many restrictions on them, such as enforced trading regulations.
200
Which two countries were the only remaining free states after WW1?
Liberia and Ethiopia
200
In the 40s and 50s, massive politicial groups were formed from both the commonwealth and the _____ _____
Educated elite
300
How did the arrival of the Spanish in Latin America affect the native population?
The arrival of the Spanish brought foreign illness that killed millions of natives.
300
What was the "Cry of Dolores"?
The ringing of church bells in Mexico on September 16, 1810
300
True or false: The Enlightenment was one of the contributing factors to the Latin American revolutions.
True - many of the ideas of the Enlightenment were admired by the Latin Americans, and thus inspired the fight for freedom and individuality.
300
How did the colonization of Africa aid Europe in the Second World War?
They recruited natives
300
What were the two African states to be freed first?
Libya and Egypt
400
How did the Spanish treat the Latin American natives?
They overpowered and enslaved them
400
Which country remained a "backwater" country for 50 years?
Brazil
400
True or false: The Atlantic Charter stated that Europeans had the right to choose African colonies' form of governemnt.
False - the Atlantic Charter stated that African colonies had the right to choose their own form of government, not Europe.
400
What document stated that the African states could choose their own form of government?
The Atlantic Charter
400
How many years was Nelson Mandela imprisoned?
27
500
Where did Columbus originally land in his arrival at Latin America?
The Dominican Republic
500
Describe how the government of Peru was corrupt.
The rich profited from the system while the peasants were landless
500
True or false - Egypt and Brazil gained their independence in the same decade.
False - Brazil gained independence in 1822; Egypt gained independence 1952, more than 100 years later.
500
Why was there little reaction to European colonization in the late 19th century?
It did not affect most rural populations in Africa
500
How many African countries were still under European control in 1966?
6
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