Latin America in the Modern World: Modern Issues in Latin Amer

A lack of investment in (a)   (HINT:  think in terms of human capital) contributes the MOST to poverty in Latin America.

Castro formed a _______________ government and took away many citizens' __________________.

• autocratic; money

• democratic; homes

• socialist; freedom

• communist; rights

As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the government of Cuba changed from

• A republic to a dictatorship

• A dictatorship to a republic

• One form of republic to another form of republic

• One form of dictatorship to another form of dictatorship

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 during the Colombian Exchange.

• 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 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 (Portugal colonized the territory of modern-day Brazil), the official language spoken by most Brazillians is

• Latin.

• French.

• Spanish.

• Portuguese.

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 and eventually ending trade 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 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