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- 1. Multiple Choice
__________ ___________ made himself dictator of Cuba in 1952.Vladimir LeninFidel CastroFulgencio BatistaNikita Khrushchev - 2. Multiple Choice13 Day stand-off between Soviet Union and the United States.Russian RevolutionAmerican RevolutionCuban RevolutionCuban Missile Crisis
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDuring Batista's rule, Cubans were happy because of prosperity and stability.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the United states buying land and building factories in Cuba?The U.S. wanted to rule Cuba.The U.S. wanted to establish automobile factories.The U.S. wanted to produce sugar.The U.S. wanted to set up missiles.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCastro promised to improve healthcare & education.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the Cuban Revolution, Fulgencio Batista was replaced in power by _______ ________.Nikita KruschevJoseph StalinMikhail GorbachevFidel Castro
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDuring Castro's communist reign, the ___________ became the only source of newsgovernmentlocal radio stationlocal TV stationchurch
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States place an economic embargo on Cuba?Cuba attacked the state of Florida.Castro & his government claimed American businesses, factories, & farmland belonged to the state.The Soviet Union forced the U.S. to place the embargo.No good reason.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe process of interaction & integration among various parts of the world through commercial & cultural exchange.indigenoustransatlanticglobalizationnaturalization
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn terms of language, both Spanish & Portuguese are classified as ______ languages.RomanceSlavicGermanic
- 11. Multiple Choice_______ is the official language of Brazil.FrenchPortugueseSpanishItalian
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?acid rain & smogacid rain & factoriessmog & factoriesfactories & cars
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe trading of animals, plants, people, & diseases from the Old World to the New World & vice versa.Transatlantic Slave TradeGlobalizationNaturalizationColumbian Exchange
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Columbian Exchange began with _____ _______ in 1492.George WashingtonChristopher ColumbusFulgencio BatistaJohn Hinckley Jr
- 15. Multiple Choice________ is a major concern throughout Latin America as a whole.Acid RainSmogNaturalizationPoverty
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of Latin American 15-year-olds are functionally illiterate?10%less than 25%100%over 50%
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy do some Latin American citizens resort to growing & selling drugs?No other crops can grow in Latin America.Little employment opportunitiesIt is considered a hobby for them.It is desperately needed for medicine in Latin America.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCocaine production is most prominent in the ______ region.AtlanticAndeanSierraAmazon
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe illegal smuggling of people or products (especially weapons or drugs).naturalizationhuman capitalpovertytrafficking
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMany Latin American countries are described as ________ nations due to poverty, unemployment, illiteracy.developingdevelopedprosperousadvanced
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA _____ is a group which dominates the trade of a specific product or service.culturepovertyhaciendacartel
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy have many Latinos emigrated to the U.S. recently?The U.S. has better weather than most countries in Latin America.Rampant violence due to war on drugs & lack of economic opportunities.To find lost family members.There is no naturalization requirements.
- 23. Multiple Choice____ is the process by which a citizen of one country becomes a legal citizen of another country.GlobalizationPovertyNaturalizationTerrorism
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho makes up the largest minority group in the United States?JewsNative AmericansChineseLatinos
- 25. Multiple Choice__________ is a violent extremism associated with the illegal drug trade.NaturalizationNarco-terrorismImmigrationGlobalization
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe world gets about 20% of which natural resource from the Amazon Rain Forest?CornPotatoesWheatSoybeans
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Latin America & the Caribbean so diverse in cultures?Because of their proximity with one another.The intermarriage of European settlers & indigenous people.They share the same alphabet.They have different languages.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich two European countries contributed most to the languages of Latin America?Spain & PortugalUnited Kingdom & U.S.Spain & FrancePortugal & Italy
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe importing of Africans by Spanish & Portuguese became known as the what?GlobalizationTransatlantic Slave TradeColumbian ExchangeNaturalization
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Spanish & Portuguese begin importing slave labor from West Africa?The indigenous people in Latin America were dying from sickness & disease such as small pox.The native people of Latin America asked them to bring labor from West Africa.Spain & Portugal could not claim slave labor from any other place.Slaves from West Africa asked to go.
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