1. Why didn't Latin American nations develop an industrial base during the nineteenth century?
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They didn't have the natural resources to develop an industrial base.
They didn't have enough people to work in the factories.
Their economies remained rooted in agriculture.
Their land was not suited for an industrial base.
Question 2.2. How did many Latin American leaders attempt to make their countries more selfsufficient after World War II?
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by promoting the growth of industry
by promoting dictatorship as government
by nationalizing private lands
by raising tariffs on agriculture products
Question 3.3. What is a developing nation?
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a country with high levels of industry and commerce
a country where a majority of the people are wealthy
a country with low levels of industry and commerce
a country governed by a dictatorship
Question 4.4. How did poor people respond when Latin American governments encouraged industry?
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Many poor people migrated to the United States and Canada.
Millions of poor people flocked to cities in hopes of finding well-paying jobs.
Millions of poor people staged protests against the government and factory owners.
Many poor people migrated to coastal regions to become fishermen.
Question 5.5. Why did U.S. intervention in Latin America increase during the Cold War?
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The U.S. government hoped to gain more territory in Latin America.
The U.S. government wished to build more military bases in Latin America.
The U.S. government wanted to control profitable businesses in Latin America.
The U.S. government feared that the Soviets would spread communism in Latin America.
Question 6.6. What effect did Salvador Allende's policies have on Chile's economy?
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His policies made Chile one of the wealthiest nations in Latin America.
His policies ruined the Chilean economy.
His policies encouraged foreigners to invest in businesses in Chile.
His policies decreased Chile's annual inflation rate.
Question 7.7. Which country remains the longest-lived communist dictatorship in Latin America?
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Peru
Chile
El Salvador
Cuba
Question 8.8. Which leader instituted changes in Argentina to improve the lives of workers, including a
minimum wage and an eight-hour workday?
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Augusto Pinochet
Juan Perón
Juscelino Kubitchek
Fidel Castro
Question 9.9. Which leader stepped down after holding and losing a plebiscite asking the Chilean
people whether they wanted him to continue in power?
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Juan Perón
Juscelino Kubitchek
Augusto Pinochet
Alan Garcia
Question 10.10. What action did the United States take when Castro's government seized the property
of U.S. companies?
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formed an alliance between the two countries in hopes that the property would be returned to
the U.S. companies
instituted an embargo of Cuba, forbidding Americans to trade with the country
threatened to attack Cuba if Castro did not return the property to the U.S. companies
established trade agreements with the Cuban government
Question 11.11. Which Central American nation has the most successful and longest-lived democracy
in Latin America?
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Costa Rica
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Question 12.12. Which international organization helped Latin American nations become more
democratic by sending observers to member states to see that elections were conducted fairly?
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International Monetary Fund
Pan American Health Organization
World Health Organization
Organization of American States
Question 13.13. Which Latin American country was part of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) with the United States and Canada?
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Brazil
Mexico
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Question 14.14. Which remains one of the biggest problems facing Latin America?
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illegal drug trade
communism
agribusiness
lack of exports
Question 15.15. In the 1960s and 1970s, some Catholic priests and nuns in Latin America practiced
the belief that Christians should work on behalf of the poor and oppressed. What is this belief called?
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reformation
liberation theology
Catholicism
socialism