Latin American History- 6th grade

Which two Spanish and Portuguese cultural traits had the most lasting impact on Latin America?

• music and food

• language and religion

• clothing and music

• religion and art

The Aztec and Inca would be considered "native" to Latin America. What is a synonym for native?

• rightful owners

• colonists

• indigenous

• explorers

Historians refer to Europe, during the Age of Exploration as the ______ World, while the Americas would be known as the _______ World.

• Old, New

• New, Old

• Discovered, Undiscovered

• Old, Native

During European colonization, about 90% of the native population died from diseases, which led to the beginning of.....

• Spanish American War

• Portuguese colonization

• Cuban Revolution

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

The exchange of crops, ideas, cultures, and animals during the Age of Exploration, between the Old and New Worlds was known as....

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Barter System of Latin America

• The Atlantic Trade System

• The Mercantile System

The voyage for slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean was known as the....

• Triangle Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Middle Passage

• Encomienda System

A system of trade that included the shipment of raw materials from Europe to Africa in exchange for slaves, then slaves transported to the Americas to produce crops to finally be sent to Europe to benefit European economics was called....

• Triangular Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Middle Passage

• Encomienda System

What was a cause of the Cuban Revolution in 1959?

• corruption from Fulgencio Batista

• charisma of Fidel Castro

• resentment toward America presence in Cuba

• all of the above

Which are "effects" of the Cuban Revolution of 1959?

• Cuban Missile Crisis, collapse of the Soviet Union, Vietnam War

• new communist gov't, Cuba siding w/Soviets during Cold War, improvement in education and healthcare in Cuba, Cuban migration to America

• opening of Guantanamo Bay Prison, exodus of 1980, Pope John Paul II visiting Cuba

Name the failed CIA backed invasion designed to spark an internal revolution within Cuba using Cuban exiles.

• D-Day Invasion

• Operation Mongoose

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Operation Fortitude