Cuba
During 14th century, what European country explored and colonized Cuba?
Spain
These world events influenced the independence movements in Latin America.
Enlightenment
U.S. Revolution
French Revolution
Haitian Revolution
These three estates dominated France until the Revolution.
What are the:
First Estate: Church Clergy
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Everyone Else (Commoners)
These strong leaders came to power in many Latin American countries in the years following independence.
Who are caudillos?
This world power dominated the Latin American economy for much of the 19th century.
What is Great Britain?
In the 1950s, this man was the dictator of Cuba. Under his leadership, poverty was very high and health care and education was very poor. But he had a friendly relationship with the United States.
Who is Batista?
This group of people (descendants of Europeans who became permanent inhabitants of Latin America) helped lead Latin America's push for independence from Spain and Portugal.
Creole Elites
When this leader invaded the Iberian Peninsula, deposed the Spanish king, and forced the Portuguese king to flee to colonial Brazil, he created a political power vacuum that ultimately led to the colonies demanding their formal independence.
Who is Napoleon?
This future U.S. president fought in the Spanish-American-Cuban War with his "Rough Riders."
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
The most important reason for widespread poverty in Latin American after independence but before 1870.
Land Distribution
Fidel Castro led a rebellion against Batista and formed this type of government.
What is communist?
The greatest South American revolutionary leader for independence (from Venezuela)?
Who is Simon Bolivar?
His 34-year dictatorship of Mexico sparked the Mexican Revolution.
Who is Porfirio Diaz?
This president of Nicaragua was friends with Fidel Castro and his party was/is the FSLN.
Who is Daniel Ortega?
Several Central American states were labeled this due to power and influence of U.S.-owned United Fruit Company.
What are "banana republics"?
13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Bonus: Who was President of the United States at the time? Who led the Soviet Union? How did they resolve the conflict?
He said: “The role of the inhabitants of the American hemisphere has for centuries been purely passive. Politically they were nonexistent. We are still in a position lower than slavery, and therefore it is more difficult for us to rise to the enjoyment of freedom. . . .We have been harassed by a conduct which has not only deprived us of our rights but has kept us in a sort of permanent infancy with regard to public affairs. As soon as we are strong . . . we will achieve accord in cultivating the virtues and talents that lead to glory. Then will we march majestically toward that great prosperity for which South America is destined.”
Who is Simon Bolivar?
He forced Porfirio Diaz from power in 1910 and became president of Mexico from 1911-1913.
Who is Francisco Madero?
This Argentine leader was authoritarian and he organized fascist gangs modeled on Hitler’s Brown Shirts that used violence to intimidate his opponents.
Who is Juan Peron?
This event led to political instability which resulted in military coups and militaristic regimes but also transformed the Latin American economy into a modern one (when exports were cut in half during this event and revenues to purchase manufactured goods declined, Latin American countries developed industries to produce goods that were formerly imported).
What is the Great Depression?
The Bay of Pigs (what, who, when, where?)
What was a 1961 coup attempt against Castro’s government by Cuban exiles aided by the CIA which was a total military disaster?
The ex-slave who led Haiti to independence.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture
He emerged in Mexico as a leader of masses of landless peasants, and especially indigenous people and demanded agrarian reform and the redistribution of land.
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
During his presidency, the Iran-Contra scandal occurred.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Export of this made up 80% of Chile’s export income in 1970.
What is copper?