Latin America History Crossword

Spanish agricultural plantations throughout Latin America during the colonial period
Term refering to the native peoples or species of a given place
general term to describe the newly discovered Americas during the colonial period
the enslavement and forced transportaion of 12-15 million black Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries
the movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases and cultures between the Old World and the new World during the European Age of Exploration
process of interaction and integration amoung various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange
referring to the n ations and cultures of Europe's Iberian peninsula, Spain and Portugal
the largest denomination of Christianity in the world to date
referring to the languages and cultural characteristics which evolved out of the Latin speaking Roman Empire
Former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the Cuban Revolution
former Communist dictator of Cuba who led the ouster of Batista in the Cuban revolution
sociopolitical, military, and economic conflict betwwen the western world democracies and the eastern communist regimes
an economic system wherein private ownership is largely forbidden and all industries and resources are under the control of the state
the act of overthrowing an existing government
1962 cold war event wherein the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba which were capable of striking the United States
economic policy the blocks all trade with a given nation
president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
leader of Soviet Union during the Cuban missile crisis
abridged name used to describe the former government of Russia during the cold war
geographic term for countries located along the Andes mountains
politcial science term for the world's 5 fastest growing economies
a group which dominates the trade of a specific product or service
to relocate to a new country for the purpose of employment
general term for those with Latin america ancestry from a Spanish speaking country
violent extremism assiocated with the illegal drug trade
the process by which a citizen of one country may become a legal citizen of another country
an area that is largely countryside
the illegal smuggling of people or products