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Chapter 29: Latin America

Latin America

1
As a result of the Great Depression, Latin American countries wanted to industrialize primarily _____.
A)so they could show their independence
B)to pay off their foreign debts
C)because they could not sell their raw materials abroad
D)because they could not afford imported manufactured goods
2
While many Latin American nations developed democracies in the late 1980s, _____ in Peru reversed course in the early 1990s.
A)Fidel Castro
B)José Duarte
C)Alberto Fujimori
D)Manuel Noriega
3
The foremost example of magic realism is a novel by Colombian novelist _____.
A)Gabriel García Márquez
B)Gabriela Mistral
C)Oscar Niemeyer
D)Juan Perón
4
When world oil prices dropped in the mid-1980s, the resulting foreign debt crisis and rising unemployment led to the defeat of the PRI in _____.
A)Nicaragua
B)Panama
C)Mexico
D)El Salvador
5
Revolutionaries under the leadership of _____ took control of Cuba in 1959.
A)Fulgencio Batista
B)Fidel Castro
C)Vicente Fox
D)Ernesto Ché Guevara
6
Fearing the spread of communism, the United States became involved in a civil war in _____ between Marxist-led leftist guerrillas and right-wing groups.
A)El Salvador
B)Mexico
C)Cuba
D)Panama
7
Nicaragua experienced _____ immediately after the fall of the Somozas.
A)an invasion by the United States
B)the first free elections in 42 years
C)war between Marxists and U.S.-backed contras
D)economic assistance by the United States
8
The descamisados, who supported Juan Perón in Argentina, were _____.
A)urban workers
B)fascist gangs
C)Marxists
D)right-wing rebels
9
In Chile, Salvador Allende's opponents included _____.
A)peasants
B)workers
C)the U.S. government and companies
D)All of these.
10
While most Latin American countries only recently have seen the rise of democracy, _____ has long had a democratic system.
A)Argentina
B)Chile
C)Peru
D)Colombia
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