Question 1

Juan Manuel Rosas' most ironic legacy was

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A)  unification of Argentineans against him. 
B)  peace out of chaos. 
C)  persecution by his secret police. 
D)  the end of despotism. 
E)  the disapproval of international leaders. 
A)  unification of Argentineans against him. 
B)  peace out of chaos. 
C)  persecution by his secret police. 
D)  the end of despotism. 
E)  the disapproval of international leaders. A

Question 2

With a growing economy based on the export of their livestock, food products, and minerals, the once-idle criollos in Mexico, Argentina, and a few other countries, in the late 1800s became

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A)  concerned about government restrictions on their finances. 
B)  concerned that dictators within their countries would seize control of their property in the name of the state. 
C)  fearful that the United States would place unfair trade restrictions on their goods. 
D)  involved in every aspect of politics in order to protect their interests. 
E)  wealthy enough to emulate American and British society. 
A)  concerned about government restrictions on their finances. 
B)  concerned that dictators within their countries would seize control of their property in the name of the state. 
C)  fearful that the United States would place unfair trade restrictions on their goods. 
D)  involved in every aspect of politics in order to protect their interests. 
E)  wealthy enough to emulate American and British society. D

Question 3

In 1889, the last country of the Western hemisphere abolished slavery.What was that country?

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A)  Brazil. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Mexico. 
A)  Brazil. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  Venezuela. 
D)  Cuba. 
E)  Mexico. A

Question 4

How were the early feminist writers in Latin America, a patriarchal society, treated in their own lifetimes?

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A)  They were honored for their contributions to literature and society. 
B)  The majority of the Latin Americans agreed with their idea of universal equality. 
C)  The feminists were deported to other countries so they would not be heard. 
D)  The early feminists were ridiculed and marginalized by the dominant society. 
E)  They were transparent and unknown in their own countries. 
A)  They were honored for their contributions to literature and society. 
B)  The majority of the Latin Americans agreed with their idea of universal equality. 
C)  The feminists were deported to other countries so they would not be heard. 
D)  The early feminists were ridiculed and marginalized by the dominant society. 
E)  They were transparent and unknown in their own countries.

Question 5

The booming monoculture economies in Latin America were based on which of the following?

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A)  Exporting raw materials. 
B)  Pharmaceutical cultivation. 
C)  An industrialized workforce. 
D)  Importing only one foreign item. 
E)  Exporting revolution. 
A)  Exporting raw materials. 
B)  Pharmaceutical cultivation. 
C)  An industrialized workforce. 
D)  Importing only one foreign item. 
E)  Exporting revolution.

Question 6

What was the condition of most South and Central American pure-blooded Amerindians in the early 1800s?

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A)  The Amerindians were integrated into government and society after the revolutions. 
B)  They retreated to the most remote regions in order to maintain their own culture. 
C)  They helped the Europeans adopt their culture and methods of farming and hunting. 
D)  The Amerindians moved to reservations and were well cared for by the caudillos. 
E)  The Amerindians tended to have neither experience nor interest in government beyond their village. 
A)  The Amerindians were integrated into government and society after the revolutions. 
B)  They retreated to the most remote regions in order to maintain their own culture. 
C)  They helped the Europeans adopt their culture and methods of farming and hunting. 
D)  The Amerindians moved to reservations and were well cared for by the caudillos. 
E)  The Amerindians tended to have neither experience nor interest in government beyond their village.

Question 7

Encouraging immigration in order to improve the racial makeup of the country; fashioning their society after that of the Americans and the British; and achieving the highest literacy rates in the Western Hemisphere: These were characteristics of which Latin American country?

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A)  Brazil 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Chile 
D)  Mexico 
E)  Panama 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Chile 
D)  Mexico 
E)  Panama

Question 8

Even before becoming president of Mexico, Benito Juárez angered his country's conservatives by

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A)  working to help the aristocrats retain power. 
B)  being the person most responsible for the liberal Constitution of 1857. 
C)  challenging the Catholic church to interfere less in Mexican politics. 
D)  revealing that he was a full-blood Zapotec Indian. 
E)  pushing for the enfranchisement of all of Mexico's Indian population. 
A)  working to help the aristocrats retain power. 
B)  being the person most responsible for the liberal Constitution of 1857. 
C)  challenging the Catholic church to interfere less in Mexican politics. 
D)  revealing that he was a full-blood Zapotec Indian. 
E)  pushing for the enfranchisement of all of Mexico's Indian population.

Question 9

How successful were the revolutions in Latin America?

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Answers would include a critical thinkin

Question 10

The original cash crops of Latin America were

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A)  sugar and rice. 
B)  coffee and bananas. 
C)  coffee and sugar. 
D)  sugar and cotton. 
E)  sugar and bananas. 
A)  sugar and rice. 
B)  coffee and bananas. 
C)  coffee and sugar. 
D)  sugar and cotton. 
E)  sugar and bananas.

Question 11

Discuss the underlying social issues in Latin America that had an impact on the independence movements.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 12

Which two groups were involved in the power struggles for control of the newly-independent countries in 19th century Latin American politics?

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A)  Communists and socialists. 
B)  Liberals and conservatives. 
C)  Peasants and criollos. 
D)  Mestizos and peninsulars. 
E)  Catholics and Protestants. 
A)  Communists and socialists. 
B)  Liberals and conservatives. 
C)  Peasants and criollos. 
D)  Mestizos and peninsulars. 
E)  Catholics and Protestants.

Question 13

In 19th century Latin America, land was

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A)  the source of wealth for the majority of the population. 
B)  profitable even when used for mainly subsistence farming. 
C)  held in trust for the criollos. 
D)  the means of making a living for most people. 
E)  distributed according to land grants passed down from the era of the conquistadores. 
A)  the source of wealth for the majority of the population. 
B)  profitable even when used for mainly subsistence farming. 
C)  held in trust for the criollos. 
D)  the means of making a living for most people. 
E)  distributed according to land grants passed down from the era of the conquistadores.

Question 14

How did the Spanish government view its Latin American colonies?

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A)  The colonies were seen as a way to relieve overpopulation and famines. 
B)  The Spanish were uninterested in events in the Americas and so ignored the area. 
C)  The Spanish treated its American colonies as sources of wealth for the Mother Country. 
D)  They treated the Latin American colonies as locations for industrialization. 
E)  The Spanish considered the Americas as a good place for penal colonies. 
A)  The colonies were seen as a way to relieve overpopulation and famines. 
B)  The Spanish were uninterested in events in the Americas and so ignored the area. 
C)  The Spanish treated its American colonies as sources of wealth for the Mother Country. 
D)  They treated the Latin American colonies as locations for industrialization. 
E)  The Spanish considered the Americas as a good place for penal colonies.

Question 15

Mestizo culture results from

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A)  social stratification. 
B)  conversion to Christianity. 
C)  intermarriage. 
D)  maintenance of class distinctions. 
E)  class warfare. 
A)  social stratification. 
B)  conversion to Christianity. 
C)  intermarriage. 
D)  maintenance of class distinctions. 
E)  class warfare.

Question 16

What events in the early 1800s in Europe set in motion the independence movements throughout the Latin American colonies?

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A)  The French Revolution. 
B)  The War for Empire. 
C)  Italian Unification. 
D)  Napoleon's invasion of Spain and Portugal. 
E)  The Industrial Revolution. 
A)  The French Revolution. 
B)  The War for Empire. 
C)  Italian Unification. 
D)  Napoleon's invasion of Spain and Portugal. 
E)  The Industrial Revolution.

Question 17

A ____________________ economy is one that relies on just one or two cash crops.

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The answer of A ____________________ economy is one that relies...

Question 18

In Latin America in the 19th century, the ____________________ maintained a strong supervisory role in the spheres of education and social welfare.

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The answer of In Latin America in the 19th century,...

Question 19

What were the original cash crops coming out of Latin America?

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A)  Coffee and cotton. 
B)  Sugar and rice. 
C)  Salt and silk. 
D)  Pineapples and potatoes. 
E)  Oranges and wood products. 
A)  Coffee and cotton. 
B)  Sugar and rice. 
C)  Salt and silk. 
D)  Pineapples and potatoes. 
E)  Oranges and wood products.

Question 20

Discuss the rivalry between conservatives and liberals in shaping Latin American politics and society.

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Answers would include the init

Exam 38: Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Juan Manuel Rosas' most ironic legacy was

With a growing economy based on the export of their livestock, food products, and minerals, the once-idle criollos in Mexico, Argentina, and a few other countries, in the late 1800s became

In 1889, the last country of the Western hemisphere abolished slavery.What was that country?

How were the early feminist writers in Latin America, a patriarchal society, treated in their own lifetimes?

The booming monoculture economies in Latin America were based on which of the following?

What was the condition of most South and Central American pure-blooded Amerindians in the early 1800s?

Encouraging immigration in order to improve the racial makeup of the country; fashioning their society after that of the Americans and the British; and achieving the highest literacy rates in the Western Hemisphere: These were characteristics of which Latin American country?

Even before becoming president of Mexico, Benito Juárez angered his country's conservatives by

How successful were the revolutions in Latin America?

The original cash crops of Latin America were

Discuss the underlying social issues in Latin America that had an impact on the independence movements.

Which two groups were involved in the power struggles for control of the newly-independent countries in 19th century Latin American politics?

In 19th century Latin America, land was

How did the Spanish government view its Latin American colonies?

Mestizo culture results from

What events in the early 1800s in Europe set in motion the independence movements throughout the Latin American colonies?

A ____________________ economy is one that relies on just one or two cash crops.

In Latin America in the 19th century, the ____________________ maintained a strong supervisory role in the spheres of education and social welfare.

What were the original cash crops coming out of Latin America?

Discuss the rivalry between conservatives and liberals in shaping Latin American politics and society.

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