---
title: "SS6H1: Latin American Conflict and Change (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS6H1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS6H1
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-6
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# SS6H1: Latin American Conflict and Change

Explain conflict and change in Latin America.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 6, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-6.md

## Expectations

- **SS6H1.a**: Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
- **SS6H1.b**: Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.
- **SS6H1.c**: Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution and describe the current relationship between Cuba and the United States.
- **SS6H1.d**: Explain the impact of poverty, the war on drugs, and migration to the United States on Latin America.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.