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HOLA
History of Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Hacienda | Spanish agriculture plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period |
| Define Indigenous | Native people or species of a given place |
| Define New World | The newly discovered Americas during the European Age of Exploration |
| What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade? | The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million Africans to the Americas |
| What was the Colombian Exchange? | An exchange of people, animals, plants, and even diseases between 2 hemispheres |
| What was Globalization? | Process of interaction and integration among different parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange |
| Define Iberian | The nations and cultures of Europe's Iberian Peninsula |
| Define Roman Catholic | The largest denomination of Christianity in the world |
| Define Romance Languages | The languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin-speaking Roman Empire |
| Who is Fulgencio Batista? | The ruler of Cuba who was elected as president in the 1950s, then later made himself a dictator |
| Who is Fidel Castro? | A weak ruler who overthrow Batista in 1959. Also who created the only communist country in the western hemisphere |
| What was the Cold War? | Conflict between the world's western capitalist democracies and eastern European communist countries from the end of WWII through 1991 |
| Define Communism | An economic system wherein private ownership is largely forbidden and all industries and resources are under the control of the state |
| Define Coup | The act of overthrowing an existing governing authority |
| What is the Cuban Missile Crisis? | 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union placed ballistic missile sites on the island of Cuba |
| Define Embargo | Trade barrier where all trade is stopped due to political reasons |
| Who is John F. Kennedy? | President of the U.S. at the time of Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Who is Nikita Khrushchev? | Leader of Soviet Union at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| What is the Soviet Union? | Former communist government of Russia during the Cold War |
| Define Andean | Geographic term for countries located along the Andes mountain range |
| Define BRICS | Term used to describe the world's 5 fastest growing economies |
| Define Cartel | A group which dominates the trade of a specific product or service |
| Define Emigrate | To relocate to a new country for the purpose of employment |
| Define Latino | General term for those with Latin American ancestry from a Spanish-speaking country |
| Define Narcoterroism | A violent extremism associated with the illegal drug trade, specifically relates to cocaine or heroin |
| Define Naturalization | The process by which a citizen of 1 country may become a legal citizen of another country |
| Define Rural | Area located in the country; opposite of urban |
| Define Trafficking | An illegal smuggling of people or products |
| What was the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas? | Africans were forced to work on sugar cane or coffee plantations because Europeans brought diseases to the New World causing most of the native population to die |
| What influence did the Spanish and Portuguese have on the language and religion of Latin America? | Both Spanish and Portuguese are classified as Romance languages, meaning they derive from the Latin language once used throughout the Roman Empire in Europe. |
| What are U.S/Cuban relation like today? | Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro took some extraordinary steps to normalize bilateral relations, meeting with each other, restoring full diplomatic ties, and easing travel restrictions |
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