Latin America History

Which of the following is NOT a long term effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• New crops introduced
• Majority of Latin Americans are Catholic
• Majority of people in Europe speak Spanish
• New animals introduced

Who was the leader of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution? What type of government?

• Batista/Autocracy
• Castro/Democracy
• Castro/Autocracy
• Cragin/Autocracy

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Cuban Revolution?

• more tension with the United States
• weaker economy
• less political freedoms
• more freedoms

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

Why do the majority of people in Latin America speak Spanish and practice Catholicism?

• language and beliefs come from one indigenous group
• colonized by same European country
• established by leaders of independence
• colonized by the same African country

Hernan Cortes is most famous for which deed?

• conquering the Aztec empire
• becoming mayor of a Cuban town
• starting construction for Mexico City
• becoming friends with Montezuma

Who was the ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?

• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• Montezuma
• Pizarro

Who was the ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?

• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• Montezuma
• Pizarro

Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire because he ___________.

• defeated the emperor’s army in battle.
• killed the emperor in an attack on Cusco.
• went back to Spain to get permission to attack.
• surprised the emperor’s army and took the emperor hostage.

Why was Cortes welcomed to the Aztec civilization at first?

• Cortes forced his way in.
• The Aztec thought he was a god.
• Montezuma wanted gold from the Spanish.
• The Aztec wanted to quit sacrificing to the gods.