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Latin America History 2
Test Description: Latin American history
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1) Europeans brought ________ over from Africa because most of the natives in Latin America had died off due to European diseases.
A
missionaries
B
food
C
animals
D
slaves
2) Many natives in Latin America died due to ____________ brought over by the Europeans against which they had no immunity.
A
guns
B
accidents
C
diseases
D
immunity
3) Lasting effects of slavery in Latin America include the large ________________, as well as African culture, food, and religion.
A
diseases
B
Asian population
C
Afro-Caribbean population
D
French population
4) _______________were priests and other followers sent from Europe by the Roman Catholic Church to convert the natives in the new world to Christianity.
A
Prophets
B
Conquistadors
C
Missionaries
D
Rabbis
5) Most of Latin America was colonized by Spain and Portugal, so __________ and ________ are the most common languages spoken.
A
French and Spanish
B
English and German
C
Dutch and French
D
Spanish and Portuguese
6) 69% of all Latin Americans are _____________ because missionaries primarily from Spain and Portugal were sent by this church to convert the natives.
A
Protestant
B
Jewish
C
Muslim
D
Roman Catholic
7) In 1959, _______ led a revolution in Cuba to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Bautista’s government and established himself as leader.
A
Fidel Castro
B
Jon Huertas
C
Che Guevara
D
Cesar Chavez
8) Fidel Castro became dictator and established a _____________ government in Cuba.
A
Democratic
B
traditional
C
Communist
D
market
9) Because of Cuba's Communist government and poor human rights record, the U.S. has an ________________ against Cuba and does not buy or sell any goods or services there.
A
tariff
B
quotas
C
import
D
embargo
10) _________ is the movement of people within or across a country’s borders.
A
Migration
B
Tariff
C
Road trip
D
Embargo
11) A _____________ is a violent criminal organization that traffics drugs.
A
familia
B
famille
C
cartel
D
club
12) Many Latin Americans travel to the ________in search of better jobs, an education, better housing, and a chance to improve their lives.
A
United States
B
Cuba
C
Russia
D
France
13) ________ is the state of being extremely poor and not having enough money to meet basic needs like food, clean water, clothing, housing, and toilets.
A
Personne
B
Pessoa
C
Cubano
D
Poverty
14) What is the official language of Brazil, the largest country in Latin America?
A
Portuguese
B
Spanish
C
French
D
English
15) The former USSR supported what Communist Latin American island country and its leader, Fidel Castro?
A
Haiti
B
Cuba
C
Puerto Rico
D
Hispaniola
16) In 1962, the __________began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba capable of striking the US. This caused 13 days of tense negotiations with the United States in a confrontation that was called the Cuban Missile Crisis.
A
Kazakhstan
B
Vietnam
C
China
D
USSR
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