Question 1

After Congress prohibited U.S. aid to military forces engaged in human rights violations,

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. military forces withdrew from Colombia and abandoned drug interdiction efforts. 
B)  Plan Colombia ceased to be a viable policy for defeating rebel insurgents. 
C)  U.S. policy supported peaceful, democratic, political negotiations to end the violence. 
D)  U.S. military forces continued to aid Colombian units accused of human rights violations. 
A)  U.S. military forces withdrew from Colombia and abandoned drug interdiction efforts. 
B)  Plan Colombia ceased to be a viable policy for defeating rebel insurgents. 
C)  U.S. policy supported peaceful, democratic, political negotiations to end the violence. 
D)  U.S. military forces continued to aid Colombian units accused of human rights violations.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATION
-João Goulart

Accepted Answer

João Goulart, also known as Jango, was a

Question 3

President Nixon worked with military dictatorships that created Operation Condor to

Accepted Answer

A)  save an endangered species of birds native to the Andean highlands. 
B)  promote the development of democracy throughout the western hemisphere. 
C)  destroy leftist, anti-dictatorial political movements throughout South America. 
D)  smash powerful drug cartels that profited from cocaine sales and defied U.S. power. 
A)  save an endangered species of birds native to the Andean highlands. 
B)  promote the development of democracy throughout the western hemisphere. 
C)  destroy leftist, anti-dictatorial political movements throughout South America. 
D)  smash powerful drug cartels that profited from cocaine sales and defied U.S. power.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-Bryan-Chamorro Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Bryan-Chamorro Treaty was a treaty s

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION
-Grenada

Accepted Answer

Grenada is a small island country in the

Question 6

The United States was involved in two wars in Latin America during the nineteenth century: the war with Mexico (1846-1848) and the war with Spain in Cuba (1898). Why did the United States go to war in these instances? What were the results of these wars?

Accepted Answer

The United States went to war with Mexic

Question 7

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger specifically approved of the Brazilian dictatorship's

Accepted Answer

A)  program to promote equal access to higher education. 
B)  effort to rig the 1971 Uruguayan elections to defeat a left-wing coalition. 
C)  decision to allow opposition parties in future elections and begin a transition to democracy. 
D)  electoral reforms, which enabled literate women to vote for the first time. 
A)  program to promote equal access to higher education. 
B)  effort to rig the 1971 Uruguayan elections to defeat a left-wing coalition. 
C)  decision to allow opposition parties in future elections and begin a transition to democracy. 
D)  electoral reforms, which enabled literate women to vote for the first time.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATION
-Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was an agreeme

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-Manuel Noriega

Accepted Answer

Manuel Noriega was a Panamanian military

Question 10

The United States acquired land for the Panama Canal by

Accepted Answer

A)  treaty with Colombia. 
B)  treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  war with Panama. 
D)  negotiations with the New Panama Canal Company. 
A)  treaty with Colombia. 
B)  treaty with Great Britain. 
C)  war with Panama. 
D)  negotiations with the New Panama Canal Company.

Question 11

The Good Neighbor Policy

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated economic aid for Latin American nations suffering from the Great Depression. 
B)  renounced the right of U.S. military intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations. 
C)  helped Mexico recover from its economic woes following its revolution. 
D)  sought to combat communism in Latin America. 
A)  advocated economic aid for Latin American nations suffering from the Great Depression. 
B)  renounced the right of U.S. military intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations. 
C)  helped Mexico recover from its economic woes following its revolution. 
D)  sought to combat communism in Latin America.

Question 12

Like Cyrus Vance, the Project for a New American Century favored U.S. intervention, but it

Accepted Answer

A)  called for internationally recognized guidelines against which to measure regime legitimacy. 
B)  stressed the development of multilateral mechanisms for peaceful resolution of conflicts. 
C)  emphasized unilateral, imperialist interference and deployment of military power. 
D)  insisted that the President secure Congressional authority, consistent with the Constitution. 
A)  called for internationally recognized guidelines against which to measure regime legitimacy. 
B)  stressed the development of multilateral mechanisms for peaceful resolution of conflicts. 
C)  emphasized unilateral, imperialist interference and deployment of military power. 
D)  insisted that the President secure Congressional authority, consistent with the Constitution.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-Platt Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Platt Amendment was a legislative am

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION
-Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Accepted Answer

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a former Haiti

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION
-Venezuelan crisis 1895

Accepted Answer

The Venezuelan crisis of 1895 was a dipl

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION
-Foraker Act

Accepted Answer

The Foraker Act, also known as the Organ

Question 17

Compare and contrast U.S. reaction to revolutions in Mexico (1910-1920), Bolivia (1952), Guatemala (1946-1954), and Cuba (1959).

Accepted Answer

The U.S. reaction to the revolutions in

Question 18

The Andean Regional Initiative was a Bush administration policy that

Accepted Answer

A)  increased military assistance to Colombia and threatened war in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. 
B)  promoted greater trade and economic cooperation among Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. 
C)  sought to reduce the power and influence of South American drug cartels. 
D)  encouraged expansion of democracy and import substitution industrialization in the Andes. 
A)  increased military assistance to Colombia and threatened war in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. 
B)  promoted greater trade and economic cooperation among Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. 
C)  sought to reduce the power and influence of South American drug cartels. 
D)  encouraged expansion of democracy and import substitution industrialization in the Andes.

Question 19

Which of these was not required by the Bush regime to avoid risk of U.S. military intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal suffrage and free, fair, democratic elections. 
B)  Opposition to terrorism, especially when it targeted the U.S., its citizens, or interests. 
C)  Sound economic policies including open markets and sustainable budget policies. 
D)  Strong support for individual entrepreneurship. 
A)  Universal suffrage and free, fair, democratic elections. 
B)  Opposition to terrorism, especially when it targeted the U.S., its citizens, or interests. 
C)  Sound economic policies including open markets and sustainable budget policies. 
D)  Strong support for individual entrepreneurship.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-Operation Condor

Accepted Answer

Operation Condor, also known as Plan Con

After Congress prohibited U.S. aid to military forces engaged in human rights violations,

IDENTIFICATION -João Goulart

President Nixon worked with military dictatorships that created Operation Condor to

IDENTIFICATION -Bryan-Chamorro Treaty

IDENTIFICATION -Grenada

The United States was involved in two wars in Latin America during the nineteenth century: the war with Mexico (1846-1848) and the war with Spain in Cuba (1898). Why did the United States go to war in these instances? What were the results of these wars?

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger specifically approved of the Brazilian dictatorship's

IDENTIFICATION -Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

IDENTIFICATION -Manuel Noriega

The United States acquired land for the Panama Canal by

The Good Neighbor Policy

Like Cyrus Vance, the Project for a New American Century favored U.S. intervention, but it

IDENTIFICATION -Platt Amendment

IDENTIFICATION -Jean-Bertrand Aristide

IDENTIFICATION -Venezuelan crisis 1895

IDENTIFICATION -Foraker Act

Compare and contrast U.S. reaction to revolutions in Mexico (1910-1920), Bolivia (1952), Guatemala (1946-1954), and Cuba (1959).

The Andean Regional Initiative was a Bush administration policy that

Which of these was not required by the Bush regime to avoid risk of U.S. military intervention?

IDENTIFICATION -Operation Condor

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

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

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

Forging a New Nation: the Mexican Revolution and the Populist Challenge

Brazil: Populism and the Struggle for Democracy in a Multiracial Society

Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Cuba: The Revolutionary Socialist Alternative to Populism

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

Chile: The Democratic Socialist Alternative

Twilight of the Tyrants: Revolution and Prolonged Popular War in Central America

Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

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Exam 14: The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

After Congress prohibited U.S. aid to military forces engaged in human rights violations,

IDENTIFICATION -João Goulart

President Nixon worked with military dictatorships that created Operation Condor to

IDENTIFICATION -Bryan-Chamorro Treaty

IDENTIFICATION -Grenada

The United States was involved in two wars in Latin America during the nineteenth century: the war with Mexico (1846-1848) and the war with Spain in Cuba (1898). Why did the United States go to war in these instances? What were the results of these wars?

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger specifically approved of the Brazilian dictatorship's

IDENTIFICATION -Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

IDENTIFICATION -Manuel Noriega

The United States acquired land for the Panama Canal by

The Good Neighbor Policy

Like Cyrus Vance, the Project for a New American Century favored U.S. intervention, but it

IDENTIFICATION -Platt Amendment

IDENTIFICATION -Jean-Bertrand Aristide

IDENTIFICATION -Venezuelan crisis 1895

IDENTIFICATION -Foraker Act

Compare and contrast U.S. reaction to revolutions in Mexico (1910-1920), Bolivia (1952), Guatemala (1946-1954), and Cuba (1959).

The Andean Regional Initiative was a Bush administration policy that

Which of these was not required by the Bush regime to avoid risk of U.S. military intervention?

IDENTIFICATION -Operation Condor

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

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

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

Forging a New Nation: the Mexican Revolution and the Populist Challenge

Brazil: Populism and the Struggle for Democracy in a Multiracial Society

Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Cuba: The Revolutionary Socialist Alternative to Populism

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

Chile: The Democratic Socialist Alternative

Twilight of the Tyrants: Revolution and Prolonged Popular War in Central America

Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

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