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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

Civilization that had a form of writing known as hieroglyphs.

What are the Aztecs?

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

This language is primarily spoken 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

Location of the Incan Empire.

What is the Andes Mountains?

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

Most Latin American countries speak this language.

What is Spanish?

300

The three major ethnic groups of Latin America.

What is African, European, and Native American?

300

Priest; He led the struggle for Mexico independence.

Who is Miguel Hidalgo?

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 Americans speak Spanish because...

What is Spain colonized most of Latin America?

400

Three things that were traded in the Columbian Exchange.

What is food, animals, and diseases?

400

The ex-slave who led Haiti to independence

Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?

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 religion.

What is Catholic?

500

This introduced West African slaves to Latin America.

What is the Triangular Trade?

500

From Venezuela; Latin American freedom fighter

Who is Simon Bolivar?

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