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Unit 2 LA History
Latin America History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "New World" | North and South America |
| "Old World" | Europe and Africa |
| indigenous | Term referring to the native peoples of a place |
| Triangular Trade | The trade that made a triangular shape between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, including the enslavement of 12-15 million African people that were taken to the Americas. |
| Columbian Exchange | The movement of goods, people, diseases, and culture between the Old World and New World |
| Roman Catholic | The largest branch of Christianity in the world to date; the largest religion in Latin America. |
| Spanish | The most common language spoken in Latin America; brought by the Spanish conquerors |
| Portuguese | Official language of Brazil; brought by the conquerors from Portugal |
| Fidel Castro | Communist dictator who led the Cuban Revolution in 1959 |
| Fulgencio Batista | The Cuban leader who was defeated during the Cuban Revolution. |
| Cold War | The conflict between the United States and the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) from the end of WW2 to 1991. |
| Communism | An economic system in which all industries and resources are controlled by the government. |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | A 1962 Cold War event in which the U.S.S.R. placed missiles in Cuba which were capable of striking the U.S. |
| embargo | A trade barrier that blocks all trade with another country. |
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