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Academic Vocabulary
100
During 14th century, what European country explored and colonized Cuba?
What is Spain?
100
During the age of exploration, this European country explored, conquered countries, and established colonies in most Latin American countries.
What is Spain?
100
These group of people were first used as laborers to work on sugarcane and other plantations.
What is indigenous (Native Americans)?
100
This is a general term used to describe the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration.
What is the New World?
200
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.
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
200
Portugal explored and colonized Brazil. Portuguese settlers had influence this language in Brazil.
What is Portuguese?
200
This was brought from the New World killing many of the indigenous people living in Latin America.
What is diseases? (Small pox, influenza, whooping cough, and so much more)
200
This Term refers to the native peoples or species of a given place.
What is indigenous?
300
Fidel Castro led a rebellion against Batista and formed this type of government system.
What is a communist government?
300
Throughout the age of exploration, both Spanish and Portuguese settlers spread this religion across Latin America.
What is Christianity?
300
The traveling conditions for African slaves during Triangular Trade.
What is a overcrowded, chained to the bottom of the boat?
300
A government system where private ownership of businesses, farms, industries, and resources are forbidden.
What is a communist government?
400
In response to Castro's communist policies, the United States of America decreased trade by placing this type of trade barrier.
What is an embargo?
400
Most Latin American countries speak this language.
What is Spanish?
400
This indigenous group had an intricate road system connecting their empire. 
What is the Incas?
400
The state of being extremely poor.
What is poverty?
500
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 Missiles Crisis?
500
During 14th century, most people living in Spain and Portuguese practiced this type of Christianity.
What is Catholic?
500
The three major ethnic groups of Latin America.
What is African, European, and Native American? 

(These can be in any order.)

500
A strong pride in one's nation or ethnic group.
What is nationalism?