Latin influence
Who colonized Brazil?
Portugal
Where did the Europeans go to find workers for Latin America?
West Aferica
Who took control of the Cuban government from Batatisa?
Fidel Castro
Why did the United States put an embargo on almost all trade with Cuba?
Cuba nationalized businesses owned by American investors.
Who colonized most of Latin America
Spain
What type of work were MOST African slaves forced to perform in Latin America
Farm Labor
What long-term impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba's economy?
All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century.
As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the government of Cuba changed from .......
one kind of dictatorship to another
Romance languages are commonly spoken in Latin America due to
the effects of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism.
What led to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade in the fifteenth century?
Europeans sought to replace the indigenous people forced to work as slaves after many were killed by diseases.
The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the trade relationship between which country and Cuba?
United States
What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Which religion dominates in Latin America today due to the influence of European?
Catholicism
How did the spread of disease in the Americas affect the transatlantic slave trade?
European diseases killed much of the indigenous population that Europeans forced into slavery, leading to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade.
What was one major result of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s?
The new government embraced communism, hurting relations between the United States and Cuba
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?
Soviet Union
Which European county had the GREATEST impact on the religion and language of modern-day Brazil?
Portual
How did the Columbian Exchange affect the indigenous population of Latin America?
It declined significantly due to the virulent diseases introduced by European explorers.
What type of government did Fidel Castro create in Cuba?
Communist
What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa.