Latin America History Test (SS6H1)

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What was one of the reasons for European expansion into the New World?

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Europeans wanted to convert indigenous populations into Christians.

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What decimated the indigenous populations in South America during the European expansion to the New World?

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The indigenous populations did not have immunities to European diseases such as smallpox.

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The importation of indigenous people by the Spanish and Portuguese became known as what?

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Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Why did the Spanish and Portuguese bring black Africans to the Americas?

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The indigenous populations of Latin America were decimated (destroyed) due to disease.

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What still prevails today in South American countries such as Cuba and Brazil from the African Slave trade? Options: Slavery still exists in many parts of South and Central America today., Many of the haciendas that the Spanish and Portuguese used are still in use today., Intermarriages among the Spanish and Portuguese ancestry peoples and black Africans which resulted in a new cultural identity in Latin America today., Many of the descendants from the black Africans still work in gold and diamond mines in Brazil.

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Intermarriages among the Spanish and Portuguese ancestry peoples and black Africans which resulted in a new cultural identity in Latin America today.

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Which of the following is true about Romance languages? They include both English and Slavic. It is the least spoken language in Latin America. It includes both Spanish and Portuguese. It is a mixture of an ancient indigenous language and Spanish.

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It includes both Spanish and Portuguese.

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What is the official language of Brazil?

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Portuguese

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What religion did European explorers bring with them during the colonization of the New World?

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Christianity

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What was Fulgencio Batista’s relationship to Cuba?

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He was the dictator before Fidel Castro took control.

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Which is an example of Fidel Castro turning Cuba into a communist state? Options: All people were made to worship one God. Businesses, factories, and farmlands were property over by the government. Citizens gained personal freedom and new liberties. Citizens were given new property back that the U.S. previously owned.

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Businesses, factories, and farmlands were property over by the government.