- 1. This man was a former slave who helped St. Domingue become the Republic of Haiti.
A) Fidel Castro
B) Miguel Hidalgo
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 2. This man was a Catholic Priest who is known as the "Father of Mexican Independence".
A) Toussaint L'Ouverture
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Fidel Castro
D) Miguel Hidalgo
- 3. This man is often known as the "George Washington of South America" and the "Liberator" because of his desire to free much of South America from Spanish control.
A) Miguel Hidalgo
B) Fidel Castro
C) Toussaint L'Ouverture
D) Simon Bolivar
- 4. This young lawyer led a group of rebels against the corrupt government of dictator Fulgencio Batista, he later became the dictator in Cuba.
A) Simon Bolivar
B) Fidel Castro
C) Miguel Hidalgo
D) Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 5. Which country was Castro from?
A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Bolivia
D) Haiti
- 6. Which country was Toussaint L'Ouverture from?
A) Bolivia
B) Haiti
C) Cuba
D) Mexico
- 7. What country was Miguel Hidalgo from?
A) Bolivia
B) Mexico
C) Cuba
D) Haiti
- 8. Which country was Simon Bolivar from?
A) Cuba
B) Haiti
C) Mexico
D) Venezuela
- 9. What is a group of Mexicans who support improved rights and living conditions for Mexico's indigenous people?
A) Zapatistas
B) Guerrilla
C) Embargo
D) Quipu
- 10. What is a word that describes the small group of fighters who use surprise attacks to defeat a stronger force?
A) Viceroy
B) Chinampas
C) Zapatistas
D) Guerrilla
- 11. This man was the leader of the corrupt Cuban government that was overthrown by the Castro brothers.
A) Fidel Castro
B) Raul Castro
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Fulgencio Batista
- 12. What country colonized Brazil?
A) Portugal
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Spain
- 13. What country colonized Mexico?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Spain
D) Portugal
- 14. What country colonized St. Domingue (Haiti)?
A) Spain
B) Great Britain
C) France
D) Portugal
- 15. After the Castro brothers took over Cuba, what type of political and economic system did they implement?
A) Communism
B) Embargo
C) NAFTA
D) Traditional
- 16. Why did poor Mexican farmers dislike NAFTA?
A) they didn't want to trade with the US and Canada
B) they loved NAFTA
C) they were afraid it would put them out of business
D) they had to go work in the maquiladoras
- 17. What did the United States do to Cuba to try to hurt Cuba economically?
A) The US invited them into NAFTA
B) The US became Cuba's ally
C) The US cut ties with Cuba and set up an embargo
D) The US invaded Cuba and took it over
- 18. Which of these is NOT a result of the Zapatista movement in Mexico?
A) improvements in housing and education
B) ending of NAFTA
C) fair division of land
D) representation in the national legislature
- 19. Simon Bolivar is responsible for freeing much of South America from ____________ control.
A) Dutch
B) Spanish
C) French
D) English
- 20. Miguel Hidalgo believed that the Spanish should continue to have slaves in Mexico.
A) True
B) False
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