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Module 12

Latin America: Revolutions to Modernity

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Which country gained its independence from France in 1804 through a slave revolt? Haiti
Which country gained its independence from Spain with the help of the U.S. in the Spanish-American War? Cuba
Which country gained its independence from Portugal when Prince Dom Pedro declared it independent in 1822? Brazil
Which country gained its independence from Spain in 1821 when Augustin de Iturbe declared it independent? Mexico
Which country gained its independence from Spain in 1821 through the fighting of Simon Bolivar? Venezuela
Who is remembered for liberating Chile, Peru and Argentina? Jose de San Martin
What term was used for Spaniards who were born on the Iberian peninsula? Peninsulares
What term was used for those of Spanish heritage born in the America? Creoles
What term is used for those of mixed European and African ancestry? Mulatto
What term is used for those of mixed European and Indian ancestry? Mestizo
What did the U.S. build to allow ships to cut through Central America, rather than going around South America? The Panama Canal
After what war did the U.S. gain the northern third of Mexico's territory, including the modern-day U.S. Southwest? Mexican-American
Who ruled Argentina as dictator between 1946 and 1955? Juan Peron
What term was used for a military dictator of a Latin American country? Caudillo
What statement, issued in 1823, said that Europe could not colonize the Americas? The Monroe Doctrine
What statement, issued in 1904, said that the U.S. would be the "police" force in Latin America? Roosevelt Corollary
Who instituted La Reforma as president of Mexico? Benito Juarez
What country invaded and controlled Mexico from 1862 until 1867? France
Great Britain fought what country over the Falkland Islands in 1982? Argentina
Which country had a monarchy from 1822 until 1889? Brazil
Which country saw its first civilian president elected in 1985 after decades of control by the military? Brazil
Which country saw its first non-PRI president elected in 2000? Mexico
Francisco Madero, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata were leaders of what conflict in the early 1900s? The Mexican Civil War
The Mexican Civil War of the early 1900s was a campaign against which corrupt leader? Porfirio Diaz
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