Question 1

A turning point in the War of the French Intervention came in 1865 as a result of

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A)  a major liberal victory at Puebla. 
B)  the Union triumph over the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War. 
C)  Maximilian's refusal to return confiscated lands to the church. 
D)  the Franco-Prussian War. 
A)  a major liberal victory at Puebla. 
B)  the Union triumph over the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War. 
C)  Maximilian's refusal to return confiscated lands to the church. 
D)  the Franco-Prussian War. B

Question 2

The intellectual leader of Mexico's Conservative Party in the early 19th century was

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A)  Augustín de Iturbide. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Guadalupe Victoria. 
D)  Lucás Alamán. 
A)  Augustín de Iturbide. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Guadalupe Victoria. 
D)  Lucás Alamán. D

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-Benito Juárez

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Benito Juárez was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1872. He is renowned for his efforts to modernize the country and for his resistance against foreign intervention in Mexico. Juárez was of indigenous Zapotec origin and was born on March 21, 1806, in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca. He is best known for his liberal reforms aimed at reducing the power of the military and the Catholic Church in Mexican politics, which were part of the wider set of reforms known as La Reforma.

Juárez's legacy includes the separation of church and state, land distribution to the poor, and the assertion of national sovereignty against foreign intervention. His time in office was marked by significant internal strife, including the Reform War and the French intervention in Mexico, during which he led the resistance against the French-imposed Emperor Maximilian. Juárez's famous phrase, "Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz" ("Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace"), reflects his commitment to law and international sovereignty.

Benito Juárez passed away on July 18, 1872, but his legacy endures, and he is celebrated as a national hero in Mexico. His birthday, March 21, is a national holiday known as "Benito Juárez Day."

Question 4

The new Latin American republican constitutions

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A)  provided for universal suffrage. 
B)  contained literacy and property qualifications that barred lower-class people from voting. 
C)  promoted social mobility by declaring the equality of all before the law. 
D)  guaranteed unrestricted rights of speech, press, and assembly. 
A)  provided for universal suffrage. 
B)  contained literacy and property qualifications that barred lower-class people from voting. 
C)  promoted social mobility by declaring the equality of all before the law. 
D)  guaranteed unrestricted rights of speech, press, and assembly.

Question 5

The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

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A)  Lucas Alamán. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Vicente Guerrero. 
D)  Antonio López de Santa Anna. 
A)  Lucas Alamán. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Vicente Guerrero. 
D)  Antonio López de Santa Anna.

Question 6

The primary aim of the Mexican Reforma was to

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A)  establish honest and fair elections. 
B)  eradicate feudal vestiges and implant capitalism. 
C)  defend the rights of peasants and workers. 
D)  regain territory lost to the United States through the Mexican War. 
A)  establish honest and fair elections. 
B)  eradicate feudal vestiges and implant capitalism. 
C)  defend the rights of peasants and workers. 
D)  regain territory lost to the United States through the Mexican War.

Question 7

The Banco de Avío was

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A)  an ambitious government effort to modernize Mexican industry. 
B)  an effort to promote Mexican agricultural exports through government subsidies. 
C)  an effort to revive Mexican mining through collaboration of foreign and domestic capital. 
D)  a private bank that extended mortgage loans to distressed landowners. 
A)  an ambitious government effort to modernize Mexican industry. 
B)  an effort to promote Mexican agricultural exports through government subsidies. 
C)  an effort to revive Mexican mining through collaboration of foreign and domestic capital. 
D)  a private bank that extended mortgage loans to distressed landowners.

Question 8

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19th century under the leadership of

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A)  José Gáspar Rodríguez de Francia. 
B)  José Artigas. 
C)  Antonio José de Sucre. 
D)  Mariano Gálvez. 
A)  José Gáspar Rodríguez de Francia. 
B)  José Artigas. 
C)  Antonio José de Sucre. 
D)  Mariano Gálvez.

Question 9

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

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A)  the merchant class. 
B)  the mine owners. 
C)  the church hierarchy. 
D)  the wealthy landowners. 
A)  the merchant class. 
B)  the mine owners. 
C)  the church hierarchy. 
D)  the wealthy landowners.

Question 10

The rise of caudillismo reflected, among other things,

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A)  typical Latin American individualism and machismo. 
B)  intensified tendencies toward regionalism as a result of economic stagnation. 
C)  the Spanish tradition of rejection of central authority. 
D)  a reaction against Bolívar's efforts to impose firm control over Latin America. 
A)  typical Latin American individualism and machismo. 
B)  intensified tendencies toward regionalism as a result of economic stagnation. 
C)  the Spanish tradition of rejection of central authority. 
D)  a reaction against Bolívar's efforts to impose firm control over Latin America.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION
-Lucas Alamán

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Lucas Alamán was a prominent Mexican sta

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION
-José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

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José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia was a P

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-Francisco Bilbao

Accepted Answer

Francisco Bilbao was a Chilean writer, p

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION
-Guadalupe Victoria

Accepted Answer

Guadalupe Victoria, whose real name was

Question 15

A major factor in the transformation of the Argentine economy after 1870 was

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A)  the passage of a homestead law. 
B)  state-subsidized immigration from Italy. 
C)  the introduction of barbed-wire fencing and alfalfa ranges. 
D)  the salting process for preserving meat. 
A)  the passage of a homestead law. 
B)  state-subsidized immigration from Italy. 
C)  the introduction of barbed-wire fencing and alfalfa ranges. 
D)  the salting process for preserving meat.

Question 16

The Carrera era in Guatemala was characterized by

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A)  diversification of the Guatemalan economy. 
B)  revival of colonial social and political arrangements. 
C)  separation of church and state. 
D)  adoption of the Livingston legal code. 
A)  diversification of the Guatemalan economy. 
B)  revival of colonial social and political arrangements. 
C)  separation of church and state. 
D)  adoption of the Livingston legal code.

Question 17

The reform agenda in early postcolonial Uruguay included

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A)  reconstruction of latifundios. 
B)  restoration of the Catholic Church's power. 
C)  redistribution of royalist lands to the landless poor. 
D)  nationalization of foreign companies. 
A)  reconstruction of latifundios. 
B)  restoration of the Catholic Church's power. 
C)  redistribution of royalist lands to the landless poor. 
D)  nationalization of foreign companies.

Question 18

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

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A)  need to prevent or crush slave and indigenous revolts. 
B)  danger of renewed Spanish efforts to reconquer its former colonies. 
C)  militarization of the new states as a result of years of destructive warfare. 
D)  legacy of military values inherited from Spain. 
A)  need to prevent or crush slave and indigenous revolts. 
B)  danger of renewed Spanish efforts to reconquer its former colonies. 
C)  militarization of the new states as a result of years of destructive warfare. 
D)  legacy of military values inherited from Spain.

Question 19

One cause of economic stagnation that plagued the new states was the

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A)  chronic balance-of-trade problem. 
B)  exodus of Spanish merchants and capital. 
C)  poor quality of Latin American exports. 
D)  drain of gold and silver as a result of foreign smuggling. 
A)  chronic balance-of-trade problem. 
B)  exodus of Spanish merchants and capital. 
C)  poor quality of Latin American exports. 
D)  drain of gold and silver as a result of foreign smuggling.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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The answer of IDENTIFICATION
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo...

A turning point in the War of the French Intervention came in 1865 as a result of

The intellectual leader of Mexico's Conservative Party in the early 19^th century was

IDENTIFICATION -Benito Juárez

The new Latin American republican constitutions

The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

The primary aim of the Mexican Reforma was to

The Banco de Avío was

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19^th century under the leadership of

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

The rise of caudillismo reflected, among other things,

IDENTIFICATION -Lucas Alamán

IDENTIFICATION -José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco Bilbao

IDENTIFICATION -Guadalupe Victoria

A major factor in the transformation of the Argentine economy after 1870 was

The Carrera era in Guatemala was characterized by

The reform agenda in early postcolonial Uruguay included

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

One cause of economic stagnation that plagued the new states was the

IDENTIFICATION -Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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Exam 9: Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

A turning point in the War of the French Intervention came in 1865 as a result of

The intellectual leader of Mexico's Conservative Party in the early 19th century was

IDENTIFICATION -Benito Juárez

The new Latin American republican constitutions

The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

The primary aim of the Mexican Reforma was to

The Banco de Avío was

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19th century under the leadership of

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

The rise of caudillismo reflected, among other things,

IDENTIFICATION -Lucas Alamán

IDENTIFICATION -José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco Bilbao

IDENTIFICATION -Guadalupe Victoria

A major factor in the transformation of the Argentine economy after 1870 was

The Carrera era in Guatemala was characterized by

The reform agenda in early postcolonial Uruguay included

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

One cause of economic stagnation that plagued the new states was the

IDENTIFICATION -Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

The Independence of Latin America

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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The intellectual leader of Mexico's Conservative Party in the early 19^th century was

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19^th century under the leadership of