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History of LA
History of Latin America
Term | Definition |
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Colombian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and New world. |
Triangular Trade | The trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas where raw material, manufactured goods and slaves were trades between the three regions. |
Moctezuma ll | The last emperor of the Aztecs. At first, he thought Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl. |
Hernando Cortes | The conquistador that conquered the Aztecs with guns, horses, and diseases. |
Conquistador | A Spanish soldier-conqueror. |
Atahualpa | The last emperor of the Incas that tried to buy his freedom with a roomful of treasure. |
Francisco Pizarro | The conquistador that conquered the Incas with guns, horses, and diseases. |
Toussaint L'ouverture | A former slave that began Haiti's fight for independence during the Night of Fire. Haiti was the first Latin American country to gain its freedom from European powers. |
Miquel Hidalgo | A criollo priest from Dolores that began Mexico's independence. He famously rang the church bells (Cry of Dolores) to call for revolution. |
Simon Bolivar | He was called the Liberator of Latin America. He was a wealthy landowner. He led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama to freedom. He tried to unite the countries into one country called Gran Colombia. |
Cuban Revolution | The conflict that was led by Fidel Castro against General Batista. It resulted in Cuba becoming a communist nation. |
Cuban Missile Crisis | The time period when the Soviet Union negotiated with Cuba to place missiles on the island. The US placed a blockade on Cuba. This eventually, led to the removal of the missiles. |
Bay of Pigs Invasion | An invasion by Cuban exiles supplied with US weapons to attack Cuba. Many were captured and their families were forced to pay huge ransoms to the Cuban government. |
Zapatistas | A terrorist organization located in Chiapas, Mexico. Chiapas, Mexico is the poorest state in Mexico. The terrorists within the organization want to support the poor farmers of the region by demanding the government make changes in the region. |