Unit 5: Conflict and Change in Latin America

Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba have chief executives called the president. What are the main differences between citizen participation and leadership in those countries?

• Brazil is a parliamentary democracy while both Cuba and Mexico are presidential democracies. Voting is mandatory in Brazil and Mexico.

• Mexico is a presidential democracy while Cuba and Brazil are parliamentary democracies. Voting is mandatory in Brazil and Cuba.

• Brazil and Mexico are presidential democracies and voting is mandatory. Cuba is an autocracy since they have only one legal political party.

• Although all three countries have presidents, Cuba is not considered a democracy because they have only one legal political party. Brazil is not a democracy because citizens are required to vote. Only Mexico is a democracy.

Which type of government exists in Cuba?

• autocracy

• monarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Who led the Cuban Revolution and established communism in Cuba?

• Fulgencia Batista

• Che Guevera

• Fidel Castro

• Anwar Sadat

As a result of the Columbian Exchange the population of Latin America decreased. How did the European colonizers address the problem of a reduced workforce?

• they brought slaves from Africa to work.

• they brought people from China to work

• they brought poor Europeans to work.

• they brought native Americans from America to work.

What long-term effect did the colonization of Latin America by Spain and Portugal have on the region?

• most people visit Spain or Portugal

• most people speak Spanish or Portuguese

• most countries use Spanish or Portuguese money

• most countries have a Spanish or Portuguese monarch

Slavery had a huge impact on the economy of Latin America due to the demand for sugar, cotton, and tobacco. Due to the slave trade, which country in Latin America has the largest population of African people outside of Africa?

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Colombia

How did Spain and Portugal influence the major religion in Latin America?

• the primary religion in Latin America is Judaism.

• the primary religion in Latin America is Islam.

• the primary religion in Latin America is Baptist (Christianity).

• the primary religion in Latin America is Catholic (Christianity).

The movement of people from one country to another country to live or work.

• Infiltration

• Immigration

• Transmigration

• Transplantation

The War on Drugs has been _____.

• ineffective and resulted in an increase in violence and poverty in Latin America

• ineffective because drugs are still being moved from Latin America to the United States.

• ineffective because many politicians and government officials in Latin America are under the control of the drug cartels.

• all of the above

The main reason(s) for the migration of people from Latin America to the United States is _____.

• lack of job opportunities

• violence and corruption

• extreme poverty

• all of the above