Latin America History

These two European countries were predominantly responsible for the colonization in Latin America

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

Catholicism and Spanish became the main religion and language in which region?

• Mexico

• Latin America

• South America

• The Caribbean

The exchange of animals, plants, and commodities between the "Old World" and the "New World" is known as the:

• Triangle Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangle Trade

• Columbian Trade

Portugal was responsible for the largest portion of the slave trade. How did this impact the area of Latin America that it colonized?

• Argentina has a significant population of African descendants

• Bolivia has a significant population of African descendants

• Brazil has a significant population of African descendants

• Peru has a significant population of African descendants

What factor played the largest role in the European conquering and subsequent rule of Latin America?

• European diseases

• European animals

• European technology

• European culture

What two countries were involved in the Bay of Pigs incident?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• Cuba

• Mexico

The Cold War is known for being a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Which event during the Cold War brought those two countries the closest to outright war?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Cuban Revolution

• The Bay of Pigs incident

• The Soviet Revolution

The Cuban-American relationship remained hostile until which decade?

• 1950s

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 1980s

The Cuban Revolution turned Cuba into a communist country. Who led this revolution?

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

• Raul Castro

• Miguel Diaz-Canel

Which portion of the population in Cuba benefitted the most from Castro's Communist government?

• The wealthy

• The poor

• The middle class

• The merchant class