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Where did Europeans in the sixteenth century find a cheap labor source for work in the New World (Americas)?

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slaves from Africa

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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the moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (Americas) and from the New World to the Old World

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Which is one reason Europeans chose slaves from Africa as a labor source in the New World?

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Indigenous people were in short supply due to warfare and diseases.

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What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

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Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa.

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Which two European countries contributed most to the languages of Latin America?

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Spain and Portugal

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What is the most common religion of Latin America?

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Roman Catholic

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What long-term effect did the colonization of Latin America by Spain and Portugal have on the region?

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Most people speak Spanish or Portuguese

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Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?

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Fidel Castro

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What type of government did Castro create in Cuba?

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communist

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What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.