| A | B |
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| Why did it become difficult for Mexico's middle class to buy goods in 1994? | Because of the devaluation of the peso |
| What is the purpose of NAFTA | Increase trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico |
| What did the people of Purerto Rico vote to do in 1993 | remain a common wealth of the U.S. |
| Who is the communist dictator of Cuba | Fidel Castro |
| What stops the U.S. from trading with Cuba? | Embargo |
| Who was the President of Haiti that the U.S. helped return to power? | Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
| Who was the president of Nicaragua that ended the communist government? | Violeta Chamorro |
| Where is deforistation a major problem? | Brazil |
| What settles disagreements among nations of the Western Hemisphere? | OAS |
| What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? | A section that some Canadians wanted to add to Canada's Constitution of 1982 |
| What important thing did the Canadian Constitution of 1982 do? | It divided the people of Canada! |
| Which Canadian province objected most to the Constitution of 1982? | Quebec |
| Most people in Canada are what type of Canadians? | French Canadians |
| What do separatists in Canada want? | Quebec to secede and become an independent nation. |
| Why did people from Quebec want to secede? | They wanted a special role in Canada and did not want national decisions. They also wanted the right to use French language only. |
| Why did the farmers in Chipas, Mexico revolt? | Because their government would not protect their land or their culture. |
| Why was democracy reestablished in Haiti? | The U.S. sent soldiers there to help Jean Bertrand Aristide return to power. Once he was back in power, democracy was restored. |
| What do we call the widespread cutting down of forests? | deforestation |
| What does a bank charge to borrow money? | interest rate or interest |
| What do you call a political region in Canada? | Province |
| What does liberate mean? | To set free |
| What do you call a city and the suburbs that surround it? | metropolitan area |
| What does commonwealth mean? | A kind of territory |
| What does mestizo mean? | A person of Indian and Europan background |
| Be ready to list the relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico such as: | P.R. is a commonwealth of the U.S., P.R. people are U.S. citizens, P.R. people have ties to the U.S. but also make their own decisions about government and politics. |
