Latin America Review History test review 2025 OL

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What was a negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

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Large numbers of Natives died from diseases from the Europeans.

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What three areas were most impacted from the triangle trade?

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Africa, Europe, and the Americas

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What two European countries colonized most of Latin America?

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Spain and Portugal

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Why was there a need for a new source of labor in Latin America?

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The Europeans brought diseases that killed many of the Native American slaves.

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The primary language spoken in Brazil is

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Portuguese

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What is a synonym for the word indigenous?

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natives

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When Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba, what type of government did he create?

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communism

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Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?

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Soviet Union

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What event almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Spain colonized many countries in Latin America. How is Spain’s influence still seen in these countries today?

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Most of the people in these countries speak Spanish and practice the Catholic-Christian religion.