Question 1

IDENTIFICATION
-Landless People's Movement

Accepted Answer

The Landless People's Movement (LPM) is

Question 2

Peru's President Alberto Fujimori owed his reelection in 1995 above all to

Accepted Answer

A)  massive electoral fraud. 
B)  foreign loans, cheap imports, and fraudulent promises. 
C)  the diplomatic and financial support of the United States. 
D)  victories in the war against the Shining Path. 
A)  massive electoral fraud. 
B)  foreign loans, cheap imports, and fraudulent promises. 
C)  the diplomatic and financial support of the United States. 
D)  victories in the war against the Shining Path.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Accepted Answer

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is an Arg

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-Fernando Collor

Accepted Answer

Fernando Collor de Mello is a Brazilian

Question 5

The "social sector" within Itamar Franco's coalition government advocated reforms designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  achieve fiscal stability in Brazil. 
B)  relieve hunger and poverty in Brazil. 
C)  privatize Brazil's social security system. 
D)  promote social networking in Brazil. 
A)  achieve fiscal stability in Brazil. 
B)  relieve hunger and poverty in Brazil. 
C)  privatize Brazil's social security system. 
D)  promote social networking in Brazil.

Question 6

By the middle of his presidential term, Toledo's neoliberal program had

Accepted Answer

A)  promoted a rejuvenation of the Peruvian economy. 
B)  sparked broad public opposition, including strikes and sometime violent demonstrations. 
C)  attracted large sums of foreign investment that increased private sector employment. 
D)  established a model for development that other Latin American nations began to emulate. 
A)  promoted a rejuvenation of the Peruvian economy. 
B)  sparked broad public opposition, including strikes and sometime violent demonstrations. 
C)  attracted large sums of foreign investment that increased private sector employment. 
D)  established a model for development that other Latin American nations began to emulate.

Question 7

Vicente Fox broke the PRI's historic monopoly of presidential power in 2000 by

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A)  denouncing neoliberalism for its failure to generate growth and development. 
B)  proposing the privatization of PEMEX, the inefficient state oil company. 
C)  promising to fill his cabinet with advisors from corporate business. 
D)  pledging to cut subsidies to small farmers and tax food and medicine. 
A)  denouncing neoliberalism for its failure to generate growth and development. 
B)  proposing the privatization of PEMEX, the inefficient state oil company. 
C)  promising to fill his cabinet with advisors from corporate business. 
D)  pledging to cut subsidies to small farmers and tax food and medicine.

Question 8

As Peru's president, Toledo implemented policies endorsed by the IMF, including

Accepted Answer

A)  privatization of two profitable state-owned electric companies. 
B)  high tariffs on foreign imports. 
C)  a public works project that created two million new jobs. 
D)  legislation to protect workers' rights. 
A)  privatization of two profitable state-owned electric companies. 
B)  high tariffs on foreign imports. 
C)  a public works project that created two million new jobs. 
D)  legislation to protect workers' rights.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-"Pink Tide"

Accepted Answer

The term "Pink Tide" refers to a trend i

Question 10

After Bolivia's military government resigned, the populist Victor Paz Estenssoro won election and

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalized all foreign-owned companies. 
B)  was pressured by the army and IMF to impose a neoliberal austerity program. 
C)  declared a moratorium on foreign debt service until social programs were fully funded. 
D)  raised tariffs on all foreign imports. 
A)  nationalized all foreign-owned companies. 
B)  was pressured by the army and IMF to impose a neoliberal austerity program. 
C)  declared a moratorium on foreign debt service until social programs were fully funded. 
D)  raised tariffs on all foreign imports.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION
-EZLN

Accepted Answer

The EZLN, or the Ejército Zapatista de L

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION
-Eduardo Duhalde

Accepted Answer

Eduardo Duhalde is an Argentine politici

Question 13

Amidst claims of electoral fraud, Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a critic of neoliberalism,

Accepted Answer

A)  lost the 2006 presidential election to Felipe Calderón by one-half of a percentage point. 
B)  launched an armed revolution to redistribute property and wealth. 
C)  defeated Vicente Fox and proclaimed the restoration of Mexican populism. 
D)  joined the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. 
A)  lost the 2006 presidential election to Felipe Calderón by one-half of a percentage point. 
B)  launched an armed revolution to redistribute property and wealth. 
C)  defeated Vicente Fox and proclaimed the restoration of Mexican populism. 
D)  joined the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION
-Fernando Cardoso

Accepted Answer

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, often referre

Question 15

Progressive nationalists like Lula aimed to

Accepted Answer

A)  expand Brazil's dependence on foreign loans and investment. 
B)  abolish Brazil's private sector and nationalize foreign companies. 
C)  reduce social spending and cut taxes in Brazil. 
D)  liberate Brazil from its debt to the IMF and promote greater social equality. 
A)  expand Brazil's dependence on foreign loans and investment. 
B)  abolish Brazil's private sector and nationalize foreign companies. 
C)  reduce social spending and cut taxes in Brazil. 
D)  liberate Brazil from its debt to the IMF and promote greater social equality.

Question 16

Evidence that Chileans were growing increasingly dissatisfied with neoliberalism included

Accepted Answer

A)  the ratification of a 1980 Constitution that institutionalized Pinochet's power. 
B)  declining political participation and rising support for punishing human rights violations. 
C)  the election of Augusto Pinochet to the Chilean Senate. 
D)  the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment of Pinochet and his associates. 
A)  the ratification of a 1980 Constitution that institutionalized Pinochet's power. 
B)  declining political participation and rising support for punishing human rights violations. 
C)  the election of Augusto Pinochet to the Chilean Senate. 
D)  the arrest, conviction, and imprisonment of Pinochet and his associates.

Question 17

Two decades of neoliberal policies in Mexico produced all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  steady economic growth averaging 2.8 percent per year. 
B)  stable poverty rates rising slightly to 70 million in 2001. 
C)  steadily rising average wages. 
D)  increasing employment in the informal sector and low wage maquilas. 
A)  steady economic growth averaging 2.8 percent per year. 
B)  stable poverty rates rising slightly to 70 million in 2001. 
C)  steadily rising average wages. 
D)  increasing employment in the informal sector and low wage maquilas.

Question 18

Which of the following was not a campaign promise of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abolition of state corruption. 
B)  Reduction of unemployment and poverty. 
C)  Creation of high protective tariffs to promote domestic economic prosperity. 
D)  Preservation of state ownership of the public utilities industry. 
A)  Abolition of state corruption. 
B)  Reduction of unemployment and poverty. 
C)  Creation of high protective tariffs to promote domestic economic prosperity. 
D)  Preservation of state ownership of the public utilities industry.

Question 19

Which of these was not a result of Argentina's experience with neoliberalism in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  growing inequality and violent popular opposition from groups like the piqueteros. 
B)  increased poverty, unemployment, and political protest. 
C)  a growing popular disdain for politicians and the political process 
D)  the spread of the Zapatista guerrilla insurrection in a remote southern province. 
A)  growing inequality and violent popular opposition from groups like the piqueteros. 
B)  increased poverty, unemployment, and political protest. 
C)  a growing popular disdain for politicians and the political process 
D)  the spread of the Zapatista guerrilla insurrection in a remote southern province.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-Fome Zero

Accepted Answer

Fome Zero, which translates to "Zero Hun

IDENTIFICATION -Landless People's Movement

Peru's President Alberto Fujimori owed his reelection in 1995 above all to

IDENTIFICATION -Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

IDENTIFICATION -Fernando Collor

The "social sector" within Itamar Franco's coalition government advocated reforms designed to

By the middle of his presidential term, Toledo's neoliberal program had

Vicente Fox broke the PRI's historic monopoly of presidential power in 2000 by

As Peru's president, Toledo implemented policies endorsed by the IMF, including

IDENTIFICATION -"Pink Tide"

After Bolivia's military government resigned, the populist Victor Paz Estenssoro won election and

IDENTIFICATION -EZLN

IDENTIFICATION -Eduardo Duhalde

Amidst claims of electoral fraud, Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a critic of neoliberalism,

IDENTIFICATION -Fernando Cardoso

Progressive nationalists like Lula aimed to

Evidence that Chileans were growing increasingly dissatisfied with neoliberalism included

Two decades of neoliberal policies in Mexico produced all of the following except

Which of the following was not a campaign promise of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo?

Which of these was not a result of Argentina's experience with neoliberalism in the 1990s?

IDENTIFICATION -Fome Zero

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

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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Exam 13: Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

IDENTIFICATION -Landless People's Movement

Peru's President Alberto Fujimori owed his reelection in 1995 above all to

IDENTIFICATION -Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

IDENTIFICATION -Fernando Collor

The "social sector" within Itamar Franco's coalition government advocated reforms designed to

By the middle of his presidential term, Toledo's neoliberal program had

Vicente Fox broke the PRI's historic monopoly of presidential power in 2000 by

As Peru's president, Toledo implemented policies endorsed by the IMF, including

IDENTIFICATION -"Pink Tide"

After Bolivia's military government resigned, the populist Victor Paz Estenssoro won election and

IDENTIFICATION -EZLN

IDENTIFICATION -Eduardo Duhalde

Amidst claims of electoral fraud, Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a critic of neoliberalism,

IDENTIFICATION -Fernando Cardoso

Progressive nationalists like Lula aimed to

Evidence that Chileans were growing increasingly dissatisfied with neoliberalism included

Two decades of neoliberal policies in Mexico produced all of the following except

Which of the following was not a campaign promise of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo?

Which of these was not a result of Argentina's experience with neoliberalism in the 1990s?

IDENTIFICATION -Fome Zero

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

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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