Question 1

Caudillo is the Latin American term for

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A) a retired general who has been honored in civil life. 
B) an appointed governor of a province. 
C) a usurping strongman. 
D) a priest who has entered politics. 
E) a person of mixed blood who rises to prominence. 
A) a retired general who has been honored in civil life. 
B) an appointed governor of a province. 
C) a usurping strongman. 
D) a priest who has entered politics. 
E) a person of mixed blood who rises to prominence.

Question 2

Who was the best known and most revered of the liberators of South America?

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A) Father Miguel Hidalgo. 
B) Juan Carlos Ochoa. 
C) Baldomero Lopez. 
D) Simon Bolivar. 
E) Dom Pedro. 
A) Father Miguel Hidalgo. 
B) Juan Carlos Ochoa. 
C) Baldomero Lopez. 
D) Simon Bolivar. 
E) Dom Pedro.

Question 3

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 4

How successful were the revolutions in Latin America?

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Answers would include a critical thinkin

Question 5

Term for identification:  Juan Manuel Rosas

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Juan Manuel de Rosas, often referred to

Question 6

Early fem inist writers in Latin America, unknown by the outside world until fairly recently, were in their own lifetimes

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A) recognized as well-respected journalists and teachers. 
B) scorned and shunned by the dominant male society. 
C) famous for writing about the unfairness of the region's patriarchal society. 
D) honored for their work in improving working conditions for women and children in the labor force. 
E) devoted wives and mothers who believed that all women should have equality with men. 
A) recognized as well-respected journalists and teachers. 
B) scorned and shunned by the dominant male society. 
C) famous for writing about the unfairness of the region's patriarchal society. 
D) honored for their work in improving working conditions for women and children in the labor force. 
E) devoted wives and mothers who believed that all women should have equality with men.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Term for identification: Miguel Hidalgo

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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, often known s

Question 9

Latifundios were larg e ____________________ where the landowners appeared like "____________________."

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rural plan

Question 10

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 11

Even bef ore 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 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

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 14

Most l egal and social restrictions for women were directed toward what kind of woman?

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A) Married. 
B) Single. 
C) Mestizo. 
D) Working. 
E) Wealthy. 
A) Married. 
B) Single. 
C) Mestizo. 
D) Working. 
E) Wealthy.

Question 15

Term for identification:  Dom Pedro II

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Dom Pedro II was the second and last mon

Question 16

Term for identification: latifundios

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The term "latifundios" refers to very la

Question 17

Term for identification: Porfirio Díaz

Accepted Answer

Porfirio Díaz was a Mexican general and

Question 18

Juan Manuel Ro sas, dictator of Argentina until 1852, was deposed by

Accepted Answer

A) disaffected gauchos. 
B) exiled intellectuals. 
C) concerned priests. 
D) disaffected gauchos, along with exiled intellectuals. 
E) exiled intellectuals, along with concerned priests. 
A) disaffected gauchos. 
B) exiled intellectuals. 
C) concerned priests. 
D) disaffected gauchos, along with exiled intellectuals. 
E) exiled intellectuals, along with concerned priests.

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 38: Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Caudillo is the Latin American term for

Who was the best known and most revered of the liberators of South America?

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

How successful were the revolutions in Latin America?

Term for identification: Juan Manuel Rosas

Early fem inist writers in Latin America, unknown by the outside world until fairly recently, were in their own lifetimes

Juan Manuel Rosas' most ironic legacy was

Term for identification: Miguel Hidalgo

Latifundios were larg e ____________________ where the landowners appeared like "____________________."

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

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

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

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

Most l egal and social restrictions for women were directed toward what kind of woman?

Term for identification: Dom Pedro II

Term for identification: latifundios

Term for identification: Porfirio Díaz

Juan Manuel Ro sas, dictator of Argentina until 1852, was deposed by

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

How did the Spanish government view its Latin American colonies?

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