Latin America History Vocab

Trade between the 13 colonies, Europe, and West Africa; included the transatlantic slave trade

Movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, disease, and cultures between the Olf World and New World during the European Age of Exploration

the newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration; contrasts the "Old World" (Europe)

languages derived from Latin, which was spoken during the Roman Empire; focus for this unit on Spanish & Portuguese

Cuban coup (revolt) by Fidel Castro in 1951 that overthrew the Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista

an economic system where all property is publicly owned (by the government)

political hostility (tensions), mainly between the US & USSR

1952 event during the Cold War where the Soviet Union worked with Fidel Castro to place missiles in Cuba that could have caused a nuclear war with the USA

the act of overthrowing an existing government or leader

having little to no money, goods, or means for support