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Inca and Aztec*Columbian Exchange*Atlantic Slave Trade*Triangular TradeCuban Revolution*Zapatistas
Latin AmericaHistory
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Grade 6 Social Studies DepartmentEast Cobb Middle School 2016
Which item did not originate from the Americas?
A. Corn
B. Chocolate
C. Horses
D. Turkeys
Answer: C. Horses
What is the name of the Criollo who helped liberate the people of South America?Answer: Simon Bolivar
Which Spanish explorer sought to conquer the people of western South America ?Answer: Francisco Pizzarro
Which conquistador was responsible for killing the Inca Emperor Atahulapaand taking over the Inca Empire?Answer: Francisco Pizzarro
Which of the following is NOT true about the Colombian Exchange?
A. Coffee and sugar were introduced.B. Diseases from Europe killed a large part of the
population.C. The horse changed the life and culture of many indigenous people.
D. Indigenous people began plantations to grow sugar cane and coffee.
Answer: D. Indigenous people began plantations to grow sugar cane and coffee
Which number representsthe country that Toussaint L’Ouverturehelp gain its independence?
Answer: #3 - Haiti
Who led the revolution that resulted in the first country in Latin America to gain its independence from a European power?
Answer: Toussaint L’Ouverture
Why were Africans brought to the Americas to be slaves?Answer: To replace indigenous plantation workers
Simon Bolivar was known as the liberator for which people?
A. Indigenous peopleB. MexicansC. South AmericansD. Spanish soldiers
Answer: C. South Americans
Which number on the mapis the location of the only communist country in Latin America?
Answer: #1 - Cuba
What almost caused a nuclear war between the US and the USSR?Answer: Cuban Missile Crisis-USSR’s missile complex in Cuba
What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A. Kennedy did not like the leader of the Soviet Union.
B. The Soviet Union wanted to show the Cubans that they were strong friends.
C. Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.
D. The United States wanted the sugar cane crop that the Soviet Union was buying from Cuba.
Answer: C. Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch
complex in Cuba.
How did the United States react to Cuba taking away American owned property?
A. The United States threatened a nuclear attack.
B. The United States put an embargo of Cuban goods.
C. The United States threatened to invade Cuba.
D. An agreement was reached to limit the number of Cubans entering the United States.
Answer: B. The United States put an embargo of Cuban goods.
Which number represents a country that Simon Bolivar helped gain its independence?
Answer: #5 - Columbia
Who came to power in Cuba in 1959, became a dictator, and lead the country into communism? Answer: Fidel Castro
During the Columbian Exchange, which of the following was transported from the “Old World” to the “New World”?
A. small pox
B. llamas
C. tomatoes
Answer: small pox
Who is considered to be the leader of the Zapatista Movement in Mexico?
A. Miguel Hidalgo
B. Emiliano Zapata
C. Sub comandante Marcos
D. Zapatista Gonzalez
Answer: B. Emiliano Zapata
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?
A. Mexico
B. Soviet Union
C. United States
d. Venezuela
Answer: B. Soviet Union
“Atahualpa” is best remembered as
A. The capital of the Incan Empire.
B. The capital of the Aztec Empire.
C. The leader of the Incas when the Spanish arrived in the “New World”.
D. The leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived in the “New World”.
Answer: C. The leader of the Incas when the Spanish arrived in the “New World”.
Which failed tactic involved sending armed Cuban exiles back to Cuba to overthrow Castro?Answer: Bay of Pigs
A main purpose of NAFTA was to…
A. Increase trade by creating a large free-trade zone.
B. Create tariffs between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
D. Decrease the standard of living for some people while raising it for others.
Answer: A. Increase trade by creating a large free-trade zone.
QuestionAnswer: “C”
Which government system and economic system represents Cuba?
a) Autocratic Monarchy / Mixed Economy
b) Presidential Parliament / Command Economy
c) Autocratic Dictatorship / Command Economy
Which ethnic group was a part of the “ruling” class in the Spanish colonies of Latin America?
A. MestizoB. MulattoC. Criollo
Answer: Haiti
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