3rd 9wks Review

In 1950, what was one major result of the Cuban Revolution?

• 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.

Due to European imperialism, which religion continues to dominate in Latin America today?

• A Catholicism

• B Hinduism

• C Islam

• D Judaism

Choose one difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy.

• A the level of protection of natural rights.

• B the role of citizens in the legislative process.

• C the concentration of power in a central authority.

• D the process for choosing the head of government.

Panama Canal connects to which two bodies of water?

• A the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• B the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

• C the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• D the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

The long-term m impact the Cuban Revolution had on Cuba's economy was?

• Many citizens from the United States began investing in Cuba.

• B Cuba became the leading exporter of sugar to the United States.

• C Cuba became the fastest-growing economy in the region for several decades.

• D All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century.

As a result of European imperialism, which of the following are the primary languages spoken in Latin America today?

• A Italian and French

• B Italian and German

• C Spanish and Dutch

• D Spanish and Portuguese

What is the difference between autocracy and democracy?

• A In an autocracy, a small group of people has all of the power. In a democracy, power comes from the citizens.

• B In an autocracy, one person has all of the power. In a democracy, power comes from the citizens.

• C In an autocracy, one person has all of the power. In a democracy, a small group of people has all of the power.

• D In an autocracy, a small group of people has all of the power. In a democracy, one person has all of the power.

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

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

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

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

• D The discovery of the Northwest Passage improved

How are voting rights limited in Cuba?

• A Only the president is directly elected by citizens.

• B Citizens must be over eighteen years old to vote.

• C Voters are only allowed to vote in national elections.

• D All political candidates come from one political party.

Which one describes the head of a democratic government?

• A a member of a royal family

• B an appointed military official

• C a representative elected by the public

• D a person chosen by religious leaders