Modern latin america
- 7. Women on the haciendas were treated as the landowner’s property.
- 9. They were also forced to wear full skirts traditionally worn by Spanish peasants.
- 15. Despite long history with Africans and slavery, the Dominican Republic considers itself more European than African.
- 17. Racism has become a facet within Dominican Republic culture to set itself apart from Haiti.
- 25. In an attempt to obtain a more powerful position, Chavez aligns with China in oil deals.
- 31. It has a population of close to 200 million.
- 33. Outside of their native countries, has the largest population of Japanese, Nigerians, Lebanese, and Italians.
- 39. Takes its name from Emiliano Zapata, commander of the Liberation Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution.