Trade All Over The World
Name a cash crop that was grown and sent to Europe:
Sugar, Tobacco, Cotton, Corn, Potatoes, Cocoa
In which country did the Cuban Revolution take place?
Cuba
Which two countries colonized most of Latin America?
Define poverty
poor
Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?
Fidel Castro
What is the name of the trade routes between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Triangle Trade
What is the name of the dictator that was overthrown?
A) Fidel Castro B) Fulgencio Batista C) John F. Kennedy
D) Vladimir Putin
B) Fulgencio Batista
Which languages are spoken in Brazil & Mexico?
Portugese and Spanish
What is the cartel?
An illegal organization that sells drugs, weapons, and traffics people
Many of the indigenous people died from...
Diseases and/ or Warfare
Why were slaves brought to the New World?
To work on plantations
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Under Fidel Castro the government became C......
Hint: Type of Government
Communist
What is the main religion in Latin America?
Hint: R....C...
Why is it easy for the cartel to thrive?
They take advantage of the people being stuck in poverty and needing money.
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The Spanish government paid ***who*** to go to the New World to build missions (churches) and convert the Natives?
A) Catholic Church B) Buddhist Monks C)Hindus D)Sikhs
A) Catholic Church
The Columbian Exchange, named after Christopher Columbus, is defined as...
The exchange of ideas, technologies, food, etc between the Old and New World
Missiles
African influences can be seen in the
A) Language B) Music & Dance C) Religion D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Why do people migrate to the US from Latin America?
Hope for less violence, jobs, and a better life
The percentage of Roman Catholics has increased or decreased over the decades?
Decreased
How did the triangle trade cause the Latin American countries to become poor?
The European countries took many of the countries' resources for profit.
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What is the term for " an official ban on trade or commercial activity with a country"?
Hint: E.......
Embargo
Why did the Native Americans become Christians?
1) To escape being enslaved
2) They were forced to become Christians by the missionaries
3) They had no choice
Why did the United States start the War on Drugs?
Soviet Union or Russia