What country?
Which foreign nation invested and built huge coffee and sugar plantations in Latin America?
What is the United States?
Zalaya invited German and Japanese investors to build a canal across his country in order to compete with a canal the Americans were building in which country?
What was Panama?
In 1822, Haiti ruled the Dominican Republic. In what year did the Dominicans drive Haiti out of their territory?
What was 1844?
Name all four History, Economics, Civics, and Social Studies Teachers at Kingsley High School...
Who are Mrs. Bauer, Mr. Sickle, Mr. VanLandschoot, and Mr. Taylor
What is the "Grito de Dolores"?
What was Father Hidalgo's cry for independence?
The Depression fostered economic independence in some Latin American countries. Which country became a major producer of cotton textiles?
What is Columbia?
The United States responded to the threat of a "new canal" by sending ________ Marines to help the conservatives overthrow Zelaya. How many Marines did they send?
What was 400?
The Roosevelt Corollary was the U.S. policy that justified U.S. troops occupying Haiti in what year?
What was 1915?
Which U.S. President took control of Haiti and the Dominican Republic's customs, in order to collect money to repay their debts? Hint - "Big Stick" policy...
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Who was the authoritarian leader of Mexico during the 100th anniversary of its independence?
Who was President Profirio Diaz?
Starting in 1822, what nation ruled the Dominican Republic? In 1844 the Dominicans drove that nation out of their territory.
What was Haiti?
Between 1843 and 1915, Haiti had _____ leaders. Nearly all of them were assassinated or overthrown. How many leaders did they have?
What was 20?
In what year did Zelaya invite German and Japanese investors to build a canal across his nation?
What was 1909?
The United States helped bring about the overthrow of a brutal dictator in Cuba. What is the name of the Cuban Army sergeant that seized power?
Who was Fulgencio Batista?
What are “gauchos"?
What are cowboys?
During the US construction of the Panama Canal, Zelaya invited German and Japanese investors to build a canal across what country?
What was Nicaragua?
The United States helped bring about the overthrow of a brutal dictator in Cuba. Fulgencio Batista took power and ruled Cuba for ___ years. How long did he rule?
What was 25 years?
During what years did U.S. troops occupy Cuba, when more political unrest threatened to disrupt the booming sugar economy? From ____ to ______
What was 1917 to 1923?
In 1936, what Nicaraguan National Guard commander overthrow the elected officials and seized power?
Who was General Anastasio Somoza?
Who were the caudillos in post-independence Latin America?
Who were Army generals or powerful civilian leaders?
The Depression fostered economic independence in some countries. One South American nation produced cotton textiles, and a different nation encouraged manufacturing. Which government encouraged manufacturing?
What was Brazil?
In 1936 General Anastasio Somoza became president after a rigged election, and his brutal dictatorship lasted until his assassination in what year?
What was 1956?
Mexico gained independence in 1821. In what year did Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador declare their independence from Mexico, and formed the United Provinces of Central America?
What was 1823?
The United States sent Marines to help conservatives overthrow what Nicaraguan leader?
Who was Zelaya?
The Mexican Revolution began in 1910. Some historians view what year as the true endpoint of the Mexican Revolution?
What was 1940?