Revoultions & coups
Dictators & Leaders
US Involvement
Economic Struggles
Social Movements
100

Who led the Cuban Revolution and came to power in 1959?

What is Fidel Castro 

100

Who was the long-time dictator of Cuba until 2008?

Who is Fidel Castro

100

What Cold War policy led the U.S. to intervene in Latin America?

What is Containment

100

What common crop did many Latin American economies rely on?

Coffee

100

What movement pushed for land redistribution in Mexico and beyond?

What is Land reform movements

200

What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

1962

200

Who ruled Chile as a dictator from 1973 to 1990?

Who is Augusto Pinochet

200

What group did the U.S. support against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua?

What is the Contras

200

What 1980s crisis involved nations unable to repay foreign loans?

What is the Latin American Debt Crisis

200

What was the name of the Catholic movement advocating for the poor in the 1960s–80s?

What is Liberation Theology

300

What revolution occurred in Nicaragua in 1979, leading to the fall of Somoza?

What is the Sanindista Revolution

300

Who led Venezuela starting in 1999 and promoted "21st-century socialism"?

Who is Hugo Chàvez

300

What was the U.S.-backed plan to coordinate anti-communist intelligence in the region?

What is Operation Candor

300

What economic system did many dictators adopt with U.S. support?

What is Capitalism / Neoliberalism

300

What 2019 protests rocked Chile over subway fare hikes and inequality?

What is the Estallido Social (Social Outburst)

400

Who was overthrown in the 1973 Chilean coup supported by the U.S.?

Who is Salvador Allende

400

Which Argentine leader was famous for his wife, Eva Perón, and served multiple terms?

Who is Juan Perón

400

What failed U.S. invasion of Cuba occurred in 1961?

What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion

400

What organization often loaned money with strict conditions?

Whata is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

400

What Indigenous rights movement gained momentum in Bolivia?

What is the MAS party and Evo Morales’ movement

500

What was the name of the military operation that led to a U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989?

What is Operation Just Cause 

500

Who became president of Brazil in 2003 and was later imprisoned for corruption?

Who is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 🫰

500

What scandal involved illegal U.S. arms sales to fund the Contras?

What is the Iran-Contra Affair

500

What was one major criticism of neoliberal reforms in Latin America?

They increased poverty and inequality

500

What women’s movement in Argentina fights for abortion rights and against femicide?

What is Ni Una Menos