Latin America History

What is the most practiced religion in Latin America?

• Roman Catholic (Christianity)

• Muslim

• Jewish

• Buddhism

What is the most spoken language in Latin America?

• English
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Brazilian

Who defeated Batista's government to become dictator of Cuba in 1959? 

• Miguel Hidalgo
• Raul Castro
• Fidel Castro
• John F. Kennedy

What is an embargo? 

• A tax on imports
• A limit on the number of goods that can be imported into a country. 
• When one country stops trading with another country in order to put pressure on their government. 
• When the government tells businesses what and how much to produce. 

This man was the ruler of Cuba before the revolution, he was originally elected as president then made himself dictator

• Castro
• Batista
• Kennedy
• Zapatista

The Columbian Exchange was...

• the exchanging of goods between the Old and New World (plants, animals, & diseases)
• the exchange of ideas between Christopher Columbus and Abraham Lincoln
• the exchange of Indian slaves for African slaves
• very bad for Europeans

Which country in South America speaks Portuguese? 

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Chilel
• Brazil

Who runs most of the economy in Cuba?

• The U.S.
• Government
• The people
• The king and queen

What did the United States do to Cuba after it became communist?

• put a quota on goods from Cuba
• imposed an embargo on Cuba
• installed missiles in Florida facing Cuba
• assassinated Fidel Castro

What type of economic system did Cuba establish after the Cuban Revolution?

• socialism
• mixed
• market
• communism