Latin America History Preview

Which countries settled and created the first European colonies in Latin America?

• Spain and Portugal

• Great Britain and Spain

• Italy and Portugal

• the United States

The official language of Mexico and most of Latin America is ______________

• Portuguese

• Spainish

• English

• Italian

The official language of Brazil is _______________

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• English

• Italian

Who did the Europeans first use for free labor to work on their sugar cane plantations in Latin America?

• children

• women

• indigenous people

• US citizens

What happened to the indigenous people of Latin America as a result of European colonization?

• they died from diseases brought over

• they left

• they moved to the U.S.

What is the transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases and cultures from the old world to the new world called? Ex. Corn and pumpkins were taken to Europe from the Americas and diseases were brought to the Americas from Europe.

• the Triangular Trade Route

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

• the Bay of Pigs

• the Columbian Exchange

When the indigenous people died out from disease, who was brought to the new world to take their place as slaves?

• Australians

• Indians

• Germans

• West Africans

What religion was brought from Europe to Latin America and is still the most popular religion in Latin America?

• Agnostic

• Muslim

• Roman Catholicism

• Judaism

Who overthrew Batista in Cuba, declared himself dictator and created the first communist country in Latin America?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

• Adolph Hitler

The U.S. put an _______________ or a banned trading with Cuba after Cuba became communist and Castro seized all property in Cuba.

• tariff

• quots

• embargo

• iron curtain