Latin America History - Formative

What led Europeans to bring large numbers of African slaves to South America and the Caribbean in the seventeenth century?

• Europeans lacked the knowledge to successfully grow crops in the Southern Hemisphere.

• The Europeans hoped to establish the regions as major hubs of trade between Europe and Asia.

• Much of the native population who had provided forced labor for the Europeans died from disease.

• The discovery of the Northwest Passage improved transportation between the Old and New Worlds.

As a result of European imperialism, the official language of Brazil is

• Latin.

• French.

• Spanish.

• Portuguese.

What are the two primary languages in Latin America?

• Portuguese and English

• Spanish and Portuguese

• English and French

The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the end of the trade relationship between which country and Cuba?

• Spain

• England

• the Soviet Union

• the United States

What was one major result of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s?

• The new government encouraged industrialization, leading to rapid economic growth.

• The new government established a market economy, causing skilled workers to immigrate to Cuba.

• The new government embraced communism, hurting relations between the United States and Cuba.

• The new government imposed democratic reforms, giving its citizens new political freedoms

Which statement BEST characterizes the economies of most Latin American countries?

• Wealth is unevenly distributed among the population.

• The middle class is growing in both wealth and power.

• Exportation of manufactured goods drives foreign trade.

• People are able to freely start businesses and earn profits.

What is the movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and New World during the European Age of Exploration?

• Globalization

• Transatlantic slave trade

• Hacienda

• Colombian Exchange

What led to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade in the fifteenth century?

• Europeans sought to replace the indigenous people forced to work as slaves after many were killed by diseases.

• Europeans needed trading partners because indigenous peoples would not trade with settlers in the Americas.

• Europeans wanted to quickly grow their colonial populations in order to provide better defense against attack.

• Europeans discovered new resources in the Americas that were in high demand in many African nations.

What contributes the MOST to poverty in Latin America?

• high levels of emigration from the region

• a lack of investment in education

• high levels of immigration to the region

• a lack of investment in the military

Did US citizens with investments in Cuba support the new Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution? Why or why not?

• They were opposed to the new government. The new Cuban government took over private property in Cuba, including property owned by US citizens.

• They were opposed to the new government. Cuba had nuclear missiles, which people in the United States feared the new government would use.

• They supported the new government. The previous dictator was very unpopular and US citizens wanted Cuban citizens to enjoy a free democracy.

• They supported the new government. The previous government taxed US sugar at a high rate and they hoped the new government would reduce taxes.