Question 1

IDENTIFICATION
-Alfonso López

Accepted Answer

To provide a full answer to the input qu

Question 2

IDENTIFICATION
-Rómulo Betancourt

Accepted Answer

Rómulo Betancourt was a Venezuelan polit

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION
-National Front coalition

Accepted Answer

The National Front coalition, also known

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION
-Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Accepted Answer

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was a prominent Col

Question 5

The Pact of Punto Fijo

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A)  provided for a three-party coalition to govern Venezuela. 
B)  guaranteed trade-union representation in the government. 
C)  barred the Communist party from running in elections. 
D)  prohibited the clergy from political activity. 
A)  provided for a three-party coalition to govern Venezuela. 
B)  guaranteed trade-union representation in the government. 
C)  barred the Communist party from running in elections. 
D)  prohibited the clergy from political activity.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATION
-Occidental Petroleum

Accepted Answer

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, often

Question 7

IDENTIFICATION
-"Dirty War"

Accepted Answer

The "Dirty War" refers to a period of st

Question 8

Following López's resignation, the leadership of the Liberal party's left wing passed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabriel Turbay. 
B)  Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. 
C)  Mariano Ospina Pérez. 
D)  Alberto Lleras Camargo. 
A)  Gabriel Turbay. 
B)  Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. 
C)  Mariano Ospina Pérez. 
D)  Alberto Lleras Camargo.

Question 9

Which of these was not a feature of the Colombian constitution of 1991?

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A)  It legalized the extradition of Colombian citizens to the United States. 
B)  It provided for popular election of state governors and limited presidential terms. 
C)  It recognized the authority of traditional courts on indigenous resguardos. 
D)  It validated the "collective ownership rights" of Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples. 
A)  It legalized the extradition of Colombian citizens to the United States. 
B)  It provided for popular election of state governors and limited presidential terms. 
C)  It recognized the authority of traditional courts on indigenous resguardos. 
D)  It validated the "collective ownership rights" of Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-Trienio

Accepted Answer

The term "Trienio" refers to a period of

Question 11

The Women's Cultural Association (ACF) was an organization of

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A)  middle-class women who supported women's suffrage and civil equality. 
B)  working class women who advocated improvement of the entire exploited sector. 
C)  moderate elite women who endorsed pre-natal medical care and sex education. 
D)  militant women who united across race and class lines to support social justice. 
A)  middle-class women who supported women's suffrage and civil equality. 
B)  working class women who advocated improvement of the entire exploited sector. 
C)  moderate elite women who endorsed pre-natal medical care and sex education. 
D)  militant women who united across race and class lines to support social justice.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION
-Marcos Pérez Jiménez

Accepted Answer

Marcos Pérez Jiménez was a Venezuelan mi

Question 13

Which of these did not characterize the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez?

Accepted Answer

A)  He restored foreign companies' concessionary rights. 
B)  He sought to end Venezuela's dependence on oil exports and promote industrialization. 
C)  He allowed foreigners to circumvent Venezuelan national courts. 
D)  He supported "race-mixing" to create a "social race" that erased indigenous and African cultural traditions. 
A)  He restored foreign companies' concessionary rights. 
B)  He sought to end Venezuela's dependence on oil exports and promote industrialization. 
C)  He allowed foreigners to circumvent Venezuelan national courts. 
D)  He supported "race-mixing" to create a "social race" that erased indigenous and African cultural traditions.

Question 14

The major Colombian guerrilla organization was

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A)  the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 
B)  the National Liberation Army. 
C)  the April 19 Movement. 
D)  the Quintin Lame Command. 
A)  the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 
B)  the National Liberation Army. 
C)  the April 19 Movement. 
D)  the Quintin Lame Command.

Question 15

A major reason for the intensified Colombian war on drug trafficking was concern over

Accepted Answer

A)  the alarming spread of cocaine addiction in Colombia. 
B)  the threat of drug barons to the elite's monopoly of power. 
C)  the possible overthrow of the government by a joint force of drug mafias and guerrillas. 
D)  the harmful economic effects of the drug traffic. 
A)  the alarming spread of cocaine addiction in Colombia. 
B)  the threat of drug barons to the elite's monopoly of power. 
C)  the possible overthrow of the government by a joint force of drug mafias and guerrillas. 
D)  the harmful economic effects of the drug traffic.

Question 16

One of the most revolutionary innovations of the López reform era in Colombia was

Accepted Answer

A)  a law providing for the dismantling of great estates. 
B)  the nationalization of foreign-owned enterprises. 
C)  a new progressive tax law. 
D)  abolition of the death penalty. 
A)  a law providing for the dismantling of great estates. 
B)  the nationalization of foreign-owned enterprises. 
C)  a new progressive tax law. 
D)  abolition of the death penalty.

Question 17

In 2007, Venezuela's democratic presidential election produced a landslide victory of 63 percent for the

Accepted Answer

A)  neoliberal program of Carlos Andrés Pérez. 
B)  socialist program of Hugo Chávez Frías. 
C)  liberal nationalist program of Pedro Carmona. 
D)  populist program of Rafael Caldera. 
A)  neoliberal program of Carlos Andrés Pérez. 
B)  socialist program of Hugo Chávez Frías. 
C)  liberal nationalist program of Pedro Carmona. 
D)  populist program of Rafael Caldera.

Question 18

Women played different roles in the opposition to the Gómez dictatorship, but they were

Accepted Answer

A)  united in their demand for the freedom of women to work outside the home. 
B)  divided by disagreements over the State's role in defending women's rights. 
C)  divided by race and class status. 
D)  united in their demand for women's equal rights. 
A)  united in their demand for the freedom of women to work outside the home. 
B)  divided by disagreements over the State's role in defending women's rights. 
C)  divided by race and class status. 
D)  united in their demand for women's equal rights.

Question 19

Colombia's National Front coalition provided for

Accepted Answer

A)  congressional representation for all minority parties. 
B)  alternation of the presidency between Conservatives and Liberals. 
C)  establishment of a peace commission to end la Violencia. 
D)  passage of an effective agrarian-reform law. 
A)  congressional representation for all minority parties. 
B)  alternation of the presidency between Conservatives and Liberals. 
C)  establishment of a peace commission to end la Violencia. 
D)  passage of an effective agrarian-reform law.

Question 20

Which of the following was not a result of Carlos Andrés Pérez's 1990 economic program?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sale of state-owned companies to foreign multinational corporations at bargain prices. 
B)  A significant loss of jobs in a nation already burdened with high unemployment. 
C)  A $2 billion bonanza in government revenues and a boom in the import-led commercial sector. 
D)  A dramatic decline in the number of people living below the poverty line. 
A)  The sale of state-owned companies to foreign multinational corporations at bargain prices. 
B)  A significant loss of jobs in a nation already burdened with high unemployment. 
C)  A $2 billion bonanza in government revenues and a boom in the import-led commercial sector. 
D)  A dramatic decline in the number of people living below the poverty line.

IDENTIFICATION -Alfonso López

IDENTIFICATION -Rómulo Betancourt

IDENTIFICATION -National Front coalition

IDENTIFICATION -Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

The Pact of Punto Fijo

IDENTIFICATION -Occidental Petroleum

IDENTIFICATION -"Dirty War"

Following López's resignation, the leadership of the Liberal party's left wing passed to

Which of these was not a feature of the Colombian constitution of 1991?

IDENTIFICATION -Trienio

The Women's Cultural Association (ACF) was an organization of

IDENTIFICATION -Marcos Pérez Jiménez

Which of these did not characterize the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez?

The major Colombian guerrilla organization was

A major reason for the intensified Colombian war on drug trafficking was concern over

One of the most revolutionary innovations of the López reform era in Colombia was

In 2007, Venezuela's democratic presidential election produced a landslide victory of 63 percent for the

Women played different roles in the opposition to the Gómez dictatorship, but they were

Colombia's National Front coalition provided for

Which of the following was not a result of Carlos Andrés Pérez's 1990 economic program?

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

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

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

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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Exam 11: Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

IDENTIFICATION -Alfonso López

IDENTIFICATION -Rómulo Betancourt

IDENTIFICATION -National Front coalition

IDENTIFICATION -Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

The Pact of Punto Fijo

IDENTIFICATION -Occidental Petroleum

IDENTIFICATION -"Dirty War"

Following López's resignation, the leadership of the Liberal party's left wing passed to

Which of these was not a feature of the Colombian constitution of 1991?

IDENTIFICATION -Trienio

The Women's Cultural Association (ACF) was an organization of

IDENTIFICATION -Marcos Pérez Jiménez

Which of these did not characterize the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez?

The major Colombian guerrilla organization was

A major reason for the intensified Colombian war on drug trafficking was concern over

One of the most revolutionary innovations of the López reform era in Colombia was

In 2007, Venezuela's democratic presidential election produced a landslide victory of 63 percent for the

Women played different roles in the opposition to the Gómez dictatorship, but they were

Colombia's National Front coalition provided for

Which of the following was not a result of Carlos Andrés Pérez's 1990 economic program?

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

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

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

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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