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Latin America ReviewKey People Key Terms
Colonization & Independence
Latin America in the 1900’s
Culture &Current Issues
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Key People
• born in Venezuela• led revolutions against the Spanish in Latin America in the 1800’s• Nicknamed the George Washington of Latin America
$200 Question from Key People
• former slave• led the revolution in Haiti for independence from the French
$300 Question fromKey People
• husband and wife • he was president of Argentina twice • she was an actress who was beloved by her people
$400 Question fromKey People
• he was a priest who started the Mexican Revolution for independence• he was the leader who took over the movement and eventually became the first president of Mexico
$500 Question fromKey People
Name at least two dictators and the country they ruled in Latin America
$500 Answer
1. Augusto Pinochet Chile2. Omar Torrijos Panama3. Manuel Noriega Panama4. Fugencio Batista Cuba5. Fidel Castro Cuba
$100 Question fromKey Terms
Free trade agreement created in 1994 between Canada, the United States,
and Mexico
$200 Question from Key Terms
Regional political and economic organization made up of 35 nations in
the Americas
$400 Question from Key Terms
Name the two sides (one which the U.S. supported and one which the Soviet Union supported) which fought each other in Nicaragua
during the Cold War
$500 Question from Key Terms
Two Parts:1. Militant group in Peru which used
terrorism in an attempt to overthrow the government of Peru
2. Revolutionary guerilla group which has been in an armed conflict against Colombia since the 1970’s
$100 Question from Colonization/Independence
Name two European nations which created colonies and/or empires in Latin
America.
$200 Question from Colonization/Independence
Colonial Society was divided into six class based on birth. What was the name of the
group at the top?
$300 Question from Colonization/Independence
Name one cause of Latin American revolutions for independence?
$300 Answer
1. Enlightenment ideas2. Success of the American and
French Revolutions3. Discontent of the Creoles
4. European economic policies
$400 Question from Colonization/Independence
What was the only Latin American nation to send troops to fight in World
War I and World War II?
$500 Question from Colonization/Independence
Latin American faced many problems after they gained independence. Name
at least two problems.
$100 Question fromLatin America in the 1900’s
The U.S. were given permission to build a canal in Panama after they aided Panama in their revolution for independence from which nation?
$200 Question from Latin America in the 1900’s
Name one territory the United States gained as a result of the Spanish-
American War?
$300 Question from Latin America in the 1900’s
What was the impact of the Roosevelt Corollary in Latin America?
$400 Question from Latin America in the 1900’s
Two Part Question:1. In the years following World War II,
what form of government took hold in many Latin American nations?
2. In the late 20th Century carrying into today, what is the most common form of government in Latin America?
$500 Question from Latin America in the 1900’s
During the Cold War, Latin America served as a battleground for the two
superpowers (U.S. and Soviet Union). Name two Latin American nations
which was affected by the Cold War.
$100 Question fromCulture & Current Issues
What Latin American nation has the strongest economy today?
$200 Question from Culture & Current Issues
Since European colonization, what religion and denomination, has been the most dominant in Latin America?
$300 Question from Culture & Current Issues
1. From which Latin American has America seen the greatest amount of immigration from?
$400 Question from Culture & Current Issues
1. In recent years, which foreign nation has made large economic investments in the Caribbean?
2. What is the only Communist nation in Latin America today?
$500 Question from Culture & Current Issues
Latin America faces many challenges and issues. Name four major issues facing Latin America
today?
$500 Answer1. Income Gap (Between Rich and Poor)2. Social Inequality (between ethnicities)3. Drugs (Drug Trade)4. Overcrowding (in cities)5. Democracy vs. Dictatorship6. Crime (High rate of crime)7. Environmental (pollution/deforestation)8. Poverty9. Lack of clean water, schools, medicine