WCG Quiz #6

What popular tradition happens in Mexico on November 1st/2nd of each year?

• Halloween

• futbol playoffs

• el Dia de los Muertos

• all of the above

Which is an indigenous culture of Latin America?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• all of the above

Latin America had a similar history to Africa in that both were ____________ by European powers.

• colonized/imperialized

• supported and respected

• both a & b

• neither a nor b

What European country was most responsible for colonizing Latin America?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Europe

The mestizos are a mix of _______ and _________ peoples

• Spanish/African

• Spanish/native

• English/Native

• French/African

The Treaty of Tordesillas in Latin America is similar to the Berlin Conference because

• it was dominated by Europeans

• the purpose of it was to benefit the Europeans

• it disregarded the preexisting cultures

• all of the above

A major difference in Latin American colonialism vs. African, was that the dominant European power in Latin America, ____________

• settled

• used direct rule

• reproduced with the indigenous peoples

• all of the above

________ is the main religion of Latin America.

• Islam

• Protestant

• Catholicism

• Buddhism

______________ fighters are armed forces outside of the regular military, who are fighting the government

• gorilla

• guerilla

• revolutionary

• communist

Central America’s political conflict has to do with access to

• access to farmland

• access to technology

• unequal distribution of land

• all of the above