Question 1

IDENTIFICATION
-Carolina Muzzilli

Accepted Answer

As an AI language model, I do not have a

Question 2

Hipólito Yrigoyen, the leader of the Radicals, could be described in all but which one of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  A great mediator. 
B)  An articulate spokesman. 
C)  A charismatic leader. 
D)  A clever deal maker. 
A)  A great mediator. 
B)  An articulate spokesman. 
C)  A charismatic leader. 
D)  A clever deal maker.

Question 3

Late nineteenth-century market expansion

Accepted Answer

A)  diversified Argentina's dependency, raised wages, and improved living standards for all. 
B)  dissolved barriers to public employment for women, forcing them into low paid, menial jobs in urban sweatshops. 
C)  expanded opportunities for women and released them from the drudgery of unpaid labor in the home. 
D)  promoted immigration, urbanization, and industrialization that reduced the power of rural
Landlords. 
A)  diversified Argentina's dependency, raised wages, and improved living standards for all. 
B)  dissolved barriers to public employment for women, forcing them into low paid, menial jobs in urban sweatshops. 
C)  expanded opportunities for women and released them from the drudgery of unpaid labor in the home. 
D)  promoted immigration, urbanization, and industrialization that reduced the power of rural
Landlords.

Question 4

Hipólito Yrigoyen and Juan Perón were the dominant figures of twentieth-century Argentine politics. Compare and contrast their careers. Why did they each succeed? Why did both ultimately fail?

Accepted Answer

Hipólito Yrigoyen and Juan Perón were bo

Question 5

The Radical party in Argentina was made up of a coalition of what two groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrant farmers and stevedores. 
B)  Middle-class citizens and some large landowners. 
C)  Military officers and workers. 
D)  Large landowners and military officers. 
A)  Immigrant farmers and stevedores. 
B)  Middle-class citizens and some large landowners. 
C)  Military officers and workers. 
D)  Large landowners and military officers.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATION
-Sáenz Peña Law

Accepted Answer

The Sáenz Peña Law, officially known as

Question 7

Outline the history of the Argentine export economy in the twentieth century. What were its strengths and weaknesses?

Accepted Answer

The Argentine export economy in the twen

Question 8

Cecelia Grierson, Argentina's first female doctor, was an outspoken feminist who

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded that women have the right to choose an abortion. 
B)  sought to protect, nourish, and conserve the primary power of women within the family. 
C)  advocated equal access to education and professional employment. 
D)  insisted on women's right to vote and hold office. 
A)  demanded that women have the right to choose an abortion. 
B)  sought to protect, nourish, and conserve the primary power of women within the family. 
C)  advocated equal access to education and professional employment. 
D)  insisted on women's right to vote and hold office.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-Social Motherhood

Accepted Answer

The term "Social Motherhood" refers to t

Question 10

In the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the strongest feminist movements in Latin America. Describe the impact of that movement on the course of modern Argentine populism.

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement in Argentina in th

Question 11

Early twentieth-century Argentine industrialization created

Accepted Answer

A)  intolerable social conditions in which Argentine women suffered intense discrimination and exploitation. 
B)  fabulous opportunities for working class men and women, whose participation in the labor force doubled. 
C)  demand for labor and high wages that attracted increased immigration. 
D)  social inequality, but also independent national economic growth. 
A)  intolerable social conditions in which Argentine women suffered intense discrimination and exploitation. 
B)  fabulous opportunities for working class men and women, whose participation in the labor force doubled. 
C)  demand for labor and high wages that attracted increased immigration. 
D)  social inequality, but also independent national economic growth.

Question 12

The basic tenets of Perón's first five-year plan were

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade and less government. 
B)  redistribution of great estates in the Pampas and import substitution industrialization. 
C)  government intervention in the economy on a large scale and reestablishment of Argentine control of its own economy. 
D)  increased agricultural exports and tight control of imports. 
A)  free trade and less government. 
B)  redistribution of great estates in the Pampas and import substitution industrialization. 
C)  government intervention in the economy on a large scale and reestablishment of Argentine control of its own economy. 
D)  increased agricultural exports and tight control of imports.

Question 13

Describe and discuss the role of the military in Argentina in the twentieth century. How has its role changed over time?

Accepted Answer

The role of the military in Argentina in

Question 14

Which of the following was not one of the reasons Perón was immensely popular?

Accepted Answer

A)  His wife Evita. 
B)  His provision of generous salaries to the military. 
C)  His use of government patronage to woo the middle class. 
D)  His excellent relations with the Roman Catholic Church. 
A)  His wife Evita. 
B)  His provision of generous salaries to the military. 
C)  His use of government patronage to woo the middle class. 
D)  His excellent relations with the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 15

Yrigoyen cracked down hard on union strikes in 1917 and 1918 because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Socialist party threatened to oppose him in the 1922 election. 
B)  the strikes jeopardized the oligarchy's export interests. 
C)  he worried about the possibility of war against Paraguay over access to the Paraná River. 
D)  the strikers' demands were unreasonable. 
A)  the Socialist party threatened to oppose him in the 1922 election. 
B)  the strikes jeopardized the oligarchy's export interests. 
C)  he worried about the possibility of war against Paraguay over access to the Paraná River. 
D)  the strikers' demands were unreasonable.

Question 16

In the 1951 presidential election, the first for which they were eligible to vote, Argentine women

Accepted Answer

A)  largely ignored the divisive political contest and abstained from voting. 
B)  voted in record numbers exceeding 90 percent and elected the largest delegation of women legislators in the Americas. 
C)  provided the electoral margin that enabled the triumph of Catholic conservatives. 
D)  voted overwhelmingly for Eva Perón, but neglected to support other women candidates. 
A)  largely ignored the divisive political contest and abstained from voting. 
B)  voted in record numbers exceeding 90 percent and elected the largest delegation of women legislators in the Americas. 
C)  provided the electoral margin that enabled the triumph of Catholic conservatives. 
D)  voted overwhelmingly for Eva Perón, but neglected to support other women candidates.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATION
-Cecelia Grierson

Accepted Answer

Cecelia Grierson was an Argentine physic

Question 18

Carolina Muzzilli and Alicia Moreau de Justo were

Accepted Answer

A)  middle class reformers who demanded equal rights for women in education. 
B)  aristocrats who supported equality including women's right to vote and hold office. 
C)  radicals who sought laws to regulate working conditions for women and children, providing special legal protections. 
D)  advocates of "whitening," the racist policy of promoting European immigration while restricting non-whites. 
A)  middle class reformers who demanded equal rights for women in education. 
B)  aristocrats who supported equality including women's right to vote and hold office. 
C)  radicals who sought laws to regulate working conditions for women and children, providing special legal protections. 
D)  advocates of "whitening," the racist policy of promoting European immigration while restricting non-whites.

Question 19

Which of these were not reasons for Perón's overthrow?

Accepted Answer

A)  His alienation of industrialists by refusing to lower workers' wages. 
B)  The death of Evita. 
C)  His attack on the Catholic church. 
D)  His uncooperative attitude toward the United States' effort in the Korean war. 
A)  His alienation of industrialists by refusing to lower workers' wages. 
B)  The death of Evita. 
C)  His attack on the Catholic church. 
D)  His uncooperative attitude toward the United States' effort in the Korean war.

Question 20

Historically, Argentina's major exports were

Accepted Answer

A)  wool, mutton, beef, and wheat. 
B)  wheat, soy beans, sugar, and wine. 
C)  beef, sugar, wheat, and hides. 
D)  corn, wheat, barley, and oats. 
A)  wool, mutton, beef, and wheat. 
B)  wheat, soy beans, sugar, and wine. 
C)  beef, sugar, wheat, and hides. 
D)  corn, wheat, barley, and oats.

IDENTIFICATION -Carolina Muzzilli

Hipólito Yrigoyen, the leader of the Radicals, could be described in all but which one of the following ways?

Late nineteenth-century market expansion

Hipólito Yrigoyen and Juan Perón were the dominant figures of twentieth-century Argentine politics. Compare and contrast their careers. Why did they each succeed? Why did both ultimately fail?

The Radical party in Argentina was made up of a coalition of what two groups?

IDENTIFICATION -Sáenz Peña Law

Outline the history of the Argentine export economy in the twentieth century. What were its strengths and weaknesses?

Cecelia Grierson, Argentina's first female doctor, was an outspoken feminist who

IDENTIFICATION -Social Motherhood

In the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the strongest feminist movements in Latin America. Describe the impact of that movement on the course of modern Argentine populism.

Early twentieth-century Argentine industrialization created

The basic tenets of Perón's first five-year plan were

Describe and discuss the role of the military in Argentina in the twentieth century. How has its role changed over time?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons Perón was immensely popular?

Yrigoyen cracked down hard on union strikes in 1917 and 1918 because

In the 1951 presidential election, the first for which they were eligible to vote, Argentine women

IDENTIFICATION -Cecelia Grierson

Carolina Muzzilli and Alicia Moreau de Justo were

Which of these were not reasons for Perón's overthrow?

Historically, Argentina's major exports were

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Exam 6: Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

IDENTIFICATION -Carolina Muzzilli

Hipólito Yrigoyen, the leader of the Radicals, could be described in all but which one of the following ways?

Late nineteenth-century market expansion

Hipólito Yrigoyen and Juan Perón were the dominant figures of twentieth-century Argentine politics. Compare and contrast their careers. Why did they each succeed? Why did both ultimately fail?

The Radical party in Argentina was made up of a coalition of what two groups?

IDENTIFICATION -Sáenz Peña Law

Outline the history of the Argentine export economy in the twentieth century. What were its strengths and weaknesses?

Cecelia Grierson, Argentina's first female doctor, was an outspoken feminist who

IDENTIFICATION -Social Motherhood

In the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the strongest feminist movements in Latin America. Describe the impact of that movement on the course of modern Argentine populism.

Early twentieth-century Argentine industrialization created

The basic tenets of Perón's first five-year plan were

Describe and discuss the role of the military in Argentina in the twentieth century. How has its role changed over time?

Which of the following was not one of the reasons Perón was immensely popular?

Yrigoyen cracked down hard on union strikes in 1917 and 1918 because

In the 1951 presidential election, the first for which they were eligible to vote, Argentine women

IDENTIFICATION -Cecelia Grierson

Carolina Muzzilli and Alicia Moreau de Justo were

Which of these were not reasons for Perón's overthrow?

Historically, Argentina's major exports were

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

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

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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