What was Fulgencio Batista's relationship to Cuba?

He was the dictator leader before Fidel Castro

Which is the way that entrepreneurs help increase the GDP of a country?

Creating businesses and jobs for people

An example of Fidel Castro turning Cuba into a communist state:

Businesses, factories and farmlands taken by the government

What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile

Cause of widespread poverty throughout Latin America?

A lack of high-quality, high-skill employment opportunities

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese bring black Africans to the Americas?

Indigenous people of Latin Am. were destroyed due to disease

What was a negative consequence of the Colombian Exchange?

Large number of natives died from diseases

What areas were MOST impacted by the triangular trade?

Africa, Europe and the Americas

The result of the war on drugs and lack of economic opportunities in Latin America?

Latinos emigrated to the U.S. in search of safer conditions

What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?

The Soviet Union removed its nuclear missiles from Cuba

Which is an example of specialization?

A factory focuses on producing one or two types of goods

What was the Colombian Exchange?

Move animals/plant/people/disease from Old to New World & vs

What was one of the responses the United States to Fidel Castro’s takeover?

Placed an embargo on all goods from Cuba

1. How is Spain's influence still seen in Latin American countries today?

Practice the Catholic-Christian religion.

What three cultures influenced the New World?

Africans, Europeans, Native Americans

People who immigrate from Mexico to the United States do so because they want to

have more economic opportunities for their families

What is the major purpose of NAFTA?

To increase trade by creating a large free-trade zone

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1
In a command economy, who usually owns the farms and factories?
Corporations
The Government
Individuals
The farm and factory workers
2
What was Fulgencio Batista's relationship to Cuba?
He was the Vice President under Castro's control
He was the king before Fidel Castro took control
He was the Prime Minister before Fidel Castro took control
He was the dictator leader before Fidel Castro
3
Which is the way that entrepreneurs help increase the GDP of a country?
Closing businesses that make too much money
Creating businesses and jobs for people
Decreasing goods and services in a country.
Writing laws to protect property
4
Which country has the least freedom to do business?
Cuba
Canada
About the same each
Brazil
5
An example of Fidel Castro turning Cuba into a communist state:
All people were made to worship one God
Citizens given new property back from U.S. previously owned
Businesses, factories and farmlands taken by the government
Citizens gained personal freedom and new liberties
6
This term is generally used to describe producers of illegal drugs in Latin America
monopoly
oligopoly
cartel
clan
7
What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union wanted to befriendCubans
Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile
Kennedy did not like the leader of the Soviet Union
U.S. wanted the sugar cane crop; Soviet Union was buying
8
What communist country became allies with Cuba during Fidel Castro’s takeover?
Vietnam
Soviet Union
North Korea
China
9
Consumers make economic decisions based on changes in prices that occur between buyers/sellers?
Mixed
Traditions
Command
Market
10
A limit on imported goods in a country is called:
tariff
voluntary trade
embargo
quota
11
Cause of widespread poverty throughout Latin America?
There are not enough citizens to fill its employment needs
A lack of high-quality, high-skill employment opportunities
Literacy rates are the highest on Earth.
A lack of good health care hinders citizens from working
12
Why did the Spanish and Portuguese bring black Africans to the Americas?
To increase the standard of living of black Africans
It was much faster to acquire black Africans than indigenous
Indigenous people of Latin Am. were destroyed due to disease
Their religion required them to convert all immigrants
13
What European nations colonized most of Latin America?
Spain and Portugal
England and Spain
Spain and France
Portugal and England
14
What type of government did Castro create in Cuba?
Confederacy
monarchy
Democracy
communist
15
What type of economic systems exists in Cuba?
Mixed
command
Mixed – More market
Mixed – More command
16
What was a negative consequence of the Colombian Exchange?
European became sick when they interacted with the Natives
European crops took over the Native American crops
Large number of natives died from diseases
Spanish colonies were taken over by the French
17
What areas were MOST impacted by the triangular trade?
Africa, Europe and the Americas
Australia, Asia and Europe
Asia, the Americas, and Africa
Europe, Asia, and Africa
18
The result of the war on drugs and lack of economic opportunities in Latin America?
Latin Am. populations expanded due to the Cartels
Latinos emigrated to the U.S. in search of safer conditions
Politicians have become famous for defeating the Drug Cart
People acquire more education to move out of Latin Am.
19
What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa
People of Latin America accept slavery
Slavery still exist in most Latin American countries
Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa
20
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 come to an end?
USA and Soviet Union agreed to stop making missiles.
The Soviet Union removed its nuclear missiles from Cuba
Americans were defeated by the Cuban army.
The United States installed nuclear missiles in Florida
21
What is the name given to drug gangs throughout Latin America?
Drug Cartels
Drug Migrators
Drug BRICS
Drug mafias
22
Which is an example of specialization?
A factory focuses on producing one or two types of goods
Violin maker completes the entire process of making a violin
A country buys all the goods it needs from other countries
A business makes many different kinds of goods
23
The pictures illustrates the result of European colonization on Native American culture?
immunization
communication breakout
advanced medicine
death
24
Describe the Mexican economy
Trans-Atlantic
Market
Command
Mixed – closer to market
25
What was the Colombian Exchange?
sending animals/plants from the Old World to the New World
Move animals/plant/people/disease from Old to New World & vs
move animals/plant/people/diseases from Central and SA to NA
sending food and people from the Old World to the New World
26
What was one of the responses the United States to Fidel Castro’s takeover?
Placed a quotas on all tobacco imported from Cuba
Sold all their Cuban stock to hurt the Cuban GDP
Placed an embargo on all goods from Cuba
Placed tariffs on all sugar from Cuba
27
After battle and disease, Spain and Portugal off-setted this loss of labor by:
improved living conditions for the native population.
encouraged European immigration.
importing slaves from Africa
improved agriculture through new methods of farming.
28
1. How is Spain's influence still seen in Latin American countries today?
No Native American customs and languages survived
The King of Spain is still the head of state
Practice the Catholic-Christian religion.
Most of these countries have strong Aztec traditions
29
What three cultures influenced the New World?
Europeans, Irish, Chinese
Native American, Indigenous, Africans
Europeans, Asians, and Africans
Africans, Europeans, Native Americans
30
What refers to the nations and cultures of Europe’s Spain and Portugal?
Iberian Peninsula
Florida Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
31
People who immigrate from Mexico to the United States do so because they want to
immigrate further north into Canada
apply for free college tuition in the United States
escape the country's long-running civil war
have more economic opportunities for their families
32
Which event is the BEST explanation for the population trend shown in this graph?
a. the Protestant Reformation
the Slave Trade
the Great Migration
the Columbian Exchange
33
A term referred to the native people or species of a given place
New World People
Indigenous
Old World People
Americans
34
Customs and habits are most important to which type of economy?
Market
Mixed
Command
Traditional
35
What is the major purpose of NAFTA?
Allow men and women to have more jobs
To increase trade by creating a large free-trade zone
Reduce natural resources
Increase taxes so work force will increase the minimum wage
36
What type of government does Brazil have?
Autocratic
Communist
Presidential Democracy
Mixed

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