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Amerika
The term "[[Latin America]]" (and "Latin American") was invented by the French in the 1860s as part of their goal of controlling Mexico. The term has caught on and usually means the resident of any Spanish-speaking or Portuguese speaking country south of the U.S.
The term "[[Latin America]]" (and "Latin American") was invented by the French in the 1860s as part of their goal of controlling Mexico. The term has caught on and usually means the resident of any Spanish-speaking or Portuguese speaking country south of the U.S.
Leftwing groups in the 1960s sometimes denigrated the U.S. as "Amerika" (with a k, to suggest the KKK).
[[Category:Ethnicities]]
[[Category:Ethnicities]]