Latin America Vocab History

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Trade among 13 colonies, Europe, and West Africa; included transatlantic slave trade.

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Triangular Trade

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Movement of peoples, agriculture, disease, and cultures between the Old and New Worlds during the European Age of Exploration.

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Columbian Exchange

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Term for the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration.

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New World

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Languages derived from Latin spoken during the Roman Empire

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Romance Languages

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Cuban revolt that overthrew dictator Batista led by Fidel Castro.

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Cuban revolution

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_________ means to fight

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revolt

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U.S. and Soviet Union disagreement, not a real war

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Cold War

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Act of overthrowing a government

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coup

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1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba capable of striking the U.S.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Little or no money, goods, or means for support.

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poverty