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social studies 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1) Who were Montezuma and Atahualpa? What did they have in common? | rulers of Inca and Aztec, they were both killed. |
| 2) Who were Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro? What were their major accomplishments? | Spanish conquistadors. |
| 3) What happened between Pizarro and Atahualpa? | during the early 1500's they set a meeting and Atahualpa was trapped and killed. |
| 4) What was the Columbian Exchange? How did it impact Latin America? How did it benefit Europe? | |
| 5) Name three things that happened to the natives when Spanish conquistadors arrived in their lands. | |
| 6) How did European exploration and colonization affect Latin America’s languages and religion? | |
| 7) How did the African Slave Trade help European nations? | |
| 8) How did the African Slave Trade impact Latin America? What influences are still evident? | |
| 9) Why are Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo important in Latin American history? | They all helped give freedom to people. |
| 10) How did the Cuban Revolution impact Cuba’s relationship with the United States? | |
| 11) Which country supported Cuba until 1991? | Soviet Union |
| 12) Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959, and what type of government did he create? | Fidel Castro communist |
| 13) What effect did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba’s economy? | |
| 14) What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union? | the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| 15) What group do the Zapatistas support? Why do they not like NAFTA? | support improved rights and living conditions of Mexicos indigenous people. They thought NAFTA would allow cheap farm goods to come Mexico frome the U.S. |
| 16) What is the relationship between a country’s standard of living and the literacy rate of that country? | the bigger percentage of the literacy rate will bring up the standard of living |