What two European countries contributed most to the languages and religion of Latin America today?
Spain & Portugal
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Who was in control of Cuba's government before the Cuban Revolution?
Batista
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What country did Cuba make an alliance with that made the US upset?
Soviet Union
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In which Latin American country would you most likely hear Portuguese being spoken today?
Brazil
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In 1960, Fidel Castro set up a Communist government in which country?
Cuba
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What did Castro allow the Soviet Union to put on Cuba?
Missiles
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President Kennedy placed what type of trade barrier on Cuba?
Embargo
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What is the most common religion throughout Latin America today?
Catholicism
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What happened to many of the indigenous people of Latin America after the arrival of Europeans?
They were killed by European diseases like smallpox.
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Other than Spanish and Portuguese colonists, which group had the biggest influence on the Latin American cultural region?
African enslaved people
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People who protested Castro’s regime were exiled, imprisoned, or executed. Where did over 500,000 Cubans flee in order to escape Castro’s harsh policies?
United States
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True or False: The relationship between Cuba and the United States is improving today.
True
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What event do these describe? Castro overthrew Batista and seized power of Cuba. Castro set up a communist government and created an alliance with the Soviet Union. Basic freedoms and rights were denied to Cubans.
Cuban Revolution
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After decimating the indigenous population, where did Europeans look to find another cheap labor source for their plantations?
Enslaved people from West Africa
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The pattern of trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas that included the enslavement of people between 1400 and 1800 was called: