Culture Portion of the Final Exam

Flashcards covering the leaders, capitals, currencies, and historical events of El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez

President of El Salvador

San Salvador

Capital of El Salvador

US Dollar

Currency of El Salvador

Petroleum and Coffee

Industry and Agriculture of El Salvador

Oscar Romero

Human Rights campaigner that was assassinated in $1980$

Tegucigalpa

Capital of Honduras

Lempira

Currency of Honduras

Coffee and Shrimp

Two agriculture products of Honduras (not bananas)

Football War

Conflict that took place in $1969$ and lasted for $4$ days, sparked by violence surrounding a world cup qualifying match

Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra

President of Nicaragua

Managua

Capital of Nicaragua

Cordoba

Currency of Nicaragua

Chemicals and Wood

$2$ industries of Nicaragua

Iran Contra Affair

A scandal under the Reagan administration taking place from $1985-1987$ involving a secret arms deal between Iran and the US to free American hostages and fund the Contras in Nicaragua

Iran Contra Affair Financials

Of the $30$ million involved, $12$ million went to Iran, and $18$ million went to the Contras in Nicaragua

San Jose

Capital of Costa Rica

El colon

Currency of Costa Rica

Rodrigo Chaves Robles

President of Costa Rica

Minor Cooper Keith

Individual who started the United Fruit Company

Jose Mulino Ouintero

President of Panama

el balboa

Currency of Panama

Coffee and bananas

Agricultural products of Panama

Panama Canal Dates

Beginning in $1903$ and ending in $1914$

Gran Colombia

Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia