Latin American History

Latin America is ethnically diverse and includes descendants of?

• Europeans, Indigenous Americans, Asians

• Middle Easterners, Indigenous American, Africans

• Africans, Middle Easterners, Indigenous Americans

• Africans, Indigenous Americans, Europeans

What cultural effect did slavery have on people living in the Caribbean?

• The Caribbean region is influenced by African culture

• Chinese became widely spoken in Cuba

• Indigenous people lost their jobs

• The Panama canal was built to help trade

Where were most of the African slaves sent?

• USA

• Brazil

• Canada

• Panama

Which Latin American country speaks Portuguese because it was settled by Portugal?

• Panama

• Chile

• Brazil

• Cuba

Why is Latin America mostly Catholic?

• Spain and Portugal is mostly Catholic and they colonized Latin America

• The indigenous people were already Catholic

• Most people in Latin America are not Catholic

• The Natives completely rejected the Catholic religion

98% of Mexican citizens speak Spanish as their primary language and 83% of Mexican citizens belong to the Roman Catholic church.

• This shows Mexico was influenced by Spain

• This shows Mexico was influenced by Portugal

• This shows Mexico remained free from Europe's control

• Mexico was mostly influenced by the USA

Which term best describes the type of government in Cuba since 1959?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Autocratic Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Absolute monarchy

After the Cuban Missile crisis, the United States wanted to punish Cuba, so they imposed

• An embargo

• A quota

• A tariff

• Lack of specialization

Cuba practices what type of economy

• Free Market

• Traditional

• Competitive

• Communism

Which was a CAUSE of the Cuban Revolution?

• Cubans lived in immense poverty

• Bautista was a dictator

• Education and healthcare was poor

• ALL of the above