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Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and the New World. | Colombian Exchange |
| The trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas where raw materials, manufactured goods and slaves were trades between the three regions. | Triangular Trade |
| The last emperor of the Aztecs. At first, he thought Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl. | Moctezumell |
| The conquistador that conquered the Aztecs with guns, horses, and diseases. | Cortes |
| A Spanish soldier-conqueror | Conquistador |
| The last emperor of the Incas that tried to buy his freedom with a roomful of treasure. | Atahualpa |
| The conquistador that conquered the Incas with guns, horses, and diseases. | Pizzaro |
| A former slave the began Haiti's fight for independence during the Night of Fire. Haiti was the first Latin American country to gain it freedom form European powers. | Toussaint L'Ouverture |
| A criollo priest from Dolores that began Mexico's independence. He famously rang the church bells ( Cry of Dolores) to cal for revolution.. | Simon Bolivar |
| Called the Liberator of Latin America.Was a wealthy landowner. Led Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Panama to freedom. Tried to unite the countries into one country called Gran Columbia. Became its first president, but the unification of the country. | Miguel. Hidalgo |
| The conflict that was led by Fidel Castro against General Batista. | Cuban Revolution |
| The time period when the Soviet Union negotiated with Cuba to place missiles on the island | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| An invasion by Cuban exiles supplied with the US weapons to attack Cuba. | Bay of Pigs |
| A terrorist organization located in Chiapas, Mexico | Zapatistas |