Study Guide for LA History Test

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Study Guide for LA History Test
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1. Who conquered the Aztec?

• Spanish
• Cortes

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2. Who conquered the Inca?

• Spanish
• Pizarro

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3. Who was Montezuma?

• Ruler of the Aztec Empire when Cortes arrived

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4. Who was Atahalupa?

• Ruler of the Incan Empire when Pizarro arrived

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5. What was the Columbian Exchange?

• Exchange of goods, plants, and diseases between
  the Americas, and Europe, Africa, and Asia

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6. Why did the Spanish need slaves from Africa?

• To work on plantations or in the mines,
  especially after many indigenous Americans were
  lost to disease

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7. What years did the independent movement take
place in Latin America?

• 1800s

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8. Tell three important facts about Miguel
Hidalgo.

• Mexican priest
• Fought for Mexican independence
• Executed before reaching his goal

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9. Tell three important facts about Toussaint
LOuverture.

• Slave from Haiti
• Worked for Haiti's independence
• Died in Napoleons prison

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10. Tell three important facts about Simon
Bolivar.

• Worked toward South American Independence
• Led armies through Panama, Venezuela, Colombia,
  Ecuador, Chile, Peru, and helped fight in
  Argentina and what is now Bolivia (named after
  him)
• Died without achieving his goal of a united South
  America

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11. What is one lasting impact of the Cuban
Revolution?
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12. Who was Fidel Castro?

• Leader of the Cuban Revolution
• Leader of the Cuban government for 50 years

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13. How has Cubas government impacted its
economic relationship with the US?

• U.S. has an embargo with Cuba
• Meaning no trade

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14. Why is Cubas location a threat to the United
States?

• Only 90 miles off the coast
• The governments of the US and Cuba do not get
  along

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15. Why were the Zapatistas upset?

• They wanted land for indigenous Americans in
  Chiapas, Mexico
• Thought NAFTA would create more poverty in the
  area

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16. Who was Emiliano Zapata?

• A leading figure in the Mexican Revolution,
• Zapata's influence lasts to this day,
  particularly in revolutionary tendencies in south
  Mexico.
• Many popular organizations take their name from
  Zapata

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17. How have the activities of the Zapatista Army
of National Liberation changed the lives of the
people in Chiapas?

• The indigenous Americans and peasants of Chiapas
  have started their own health and education
  programs.