Module 9 Study Guide (6th)

Who led the Haitian Revolution?

• Fidel Castro

• Croissant LostHisTooth

• Toussaint Louverture

• Hernan Cortes

What are the two reasons why Haiti wanted to trade with the United States?

• to gain naval protection

• to make new friends

• to have American made products

• to end slavery

What is the name of the highlighted country?

• Panama

• Colombia

• Honduras

• Belize

What is the name of the highlighted country?

• Costa Rica

• Panama

• Guatemala

• El Salvador

How did Fidel Castro manage to gain popularity in Cuba?

• He broke out of prison

• He asked the Americans to help his cause

• He gave a famous speech about workers' rights and equality

• He won power peacefully

How did Castro and his forces manage to win the Cuban Revolution?

• By nuking the corrupt Cuban leaders

• By asking the Americans for help

• Through overpowering his enemies on the battlefield

• Through guerilla warfare

Which of the following is NOT true of the Panama Canal?

• It brings in billions of dollars in revenue

• It makes trade routes faster

• It connects the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

• The US used to use it exclusively for its military ships

What were the TWO reasons that the Spanish wanted to control Central America?

• To mine for redstone

• To mine for gold

• To grow crops that they couldn't grow back home in Europe

• To make new friends with the Native Americans in a peaceful, gentle way :)

True or False: The Americans had both a good and bad impact on Central America

• True

• False

a narrow strip of land that connects two land areas is called a/an...

• L A N D B R I D G E

• isthmus

• archipelago

• canal