Question 1

What group was responsible for most o f the social welfare initiatives in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) criollos 
B) peninsulars and viceroys 
C) Catholic Church 
D) liberals 
E) caudillos 
A) criollos 
B) peninsulars and viceroys 
C) Catholic Church 
D) liberals 
E) caudillos C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) married 
B) single 
C) mestizo 
D) working 
E) wealthy 
A) married 
B) single 
C) mestizo 
D) working 
E) wealthy A

Question 3

In a L atin American context,    ____________________  were mainly  landed gentry  or connected with the  Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

conservatives

Question 4

Discuss the rivalry between conservatives and liberals in shaping Latin American politics and society. Support your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the init

Question 5

After independence, from which of the following government types did the new countries choose?

Accepted Answer

A) dictatorships or aristocracies 
B) republics or dictatorships 
C) republics or monarchies 
D) monarchies or aristocracies 
E) aristocracies or republics 
A) dictatorships or aristocracies 
B) republics or dictatorships 
C) republics or monarchies 
D) monarchies or aristocracies 
E) aristocracies or republics

Question 6

In what way did the United States attempt to protect the newly independent Latin American countries?

Accepted Answer

A) The Monroe Doctrine 
B) The Roosevelt Corollary 
C) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
D) The Platt Amendment 
E) The Good Neighbor Policy 
A) The Monroe Doctrine 
B) The Roosevelt Corollary 
C) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
D) The Platt Amendment 
E) The Good Neighbor Policy

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions under which the Latin Americans gained independence?

Accepted Answer

A) In the wake of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. 
B) As a result of the Spanish king's intolerable tyranny. 
C) As a counter to a feared movement toward racial democracy. 
D) Inspired by the successful North American and French revolutions. 
E) The criollos' resentment at being always subordinated to the peninsulars. 
A) In the wake of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. 
B) As a result of the Spanish king's intolerable tyranny. 
C) As a counter to a feared movement toward racial democracy. 
D) Inspired by the successful North American and French revolutions. 
E) The criollos' resentment at being always subordinated to the peninsulars.

Question 8

How did mestizo culture develop in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Term for identification: Benito Juárez

Accepted Answer

Benito Juárez was a Mexican lawyer and p

Question 10

Term for identification: King  Dom Pedro II

Accepted Answer

Dom Pedro II was the second and last mon

Question 11

____________________ was a liberal Mexican reformer primarily responsible for the creation of the strongly liberal and reformist Constitution of 1857.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a liberal Mexican reformer primarily...

Question 12

Spain's hop e of recovering its colonies, with help from other European powers, was squelched in 1823 by the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spain's hop e of recovering its colonies,...

Question 13

Term for identification: Porfirio Díaz

Accepted Answer

Porfirio Díaz was a Mexican general and

Question 14

The newly independent Latin American countries differed from the United States by lacking all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a middle class with a strong work ethic 
B) experience in self government 
C) a population that shared many of the same traits 
D) economic stability 
E) a large labor pool 
A) a middle class with a strong work ethic 
B) experience in self government 
C) a population that shared many of the same traits 
D) economic stability 
E) a large labor pool

Question 15

Which Latin  American  leader was responsible for creating free mandatory elementary public education ?

Accepted Answer

A) Dom Pedro 
B) Domingo Sarmiento 
C) Benito Juárez 
D) Juan Manuel Rosas 
E) Porfirio Díaz 
A) Dom Pedro 
B) Domingo Sarmiento 
C) Benito Juárez 
D) Juan Manuel Rosas 
E) Porfirio Díaz

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Who was Mexico's lea der known for his work in trying to liberalize his country during the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Pedro Cabrero 
B) Benito Juárez 
C) Domingo Sarmiento 
D) Miguel Hidalgo 
E) Juan Manuel Rosas 
A) Pedro Cabrero 
B) Benito Juárez 
C) Domingo Sarmiento 
D) Miguel Hidalgo 
E) Juan Manuel Rosas

Question 18

Term for identification: peonage

Accepted Answer

Peonage, also known as debt slavery or d

Question 19

Term for identification: Monroe Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Monroe Doctrine is a United States f

Question 20

Even bef ore becoming president of Mexico, Benito Juárez angered his country's conservatives by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 38: Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

What group was responsible for most o f the social welfare initiatives in Latin America?

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

In a L atin American context, ____________________ were mainly landed gentry or connected with the Catholic Church.

Discuss the rivalry between conservatives and liberals in shaping Latin American politics and society. Support your answer with examples.

After independence, from which of the following government types did the new countries choose?

In what way did the United States attempt to protect the newly independent Latin American countries?

Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions under which the Latin Americans gained independence?

How did mestizo culture develop in the Western Hemisphere?

Term for identification: Benito Juárez

Term for identification: King Dom Pedro II

____________________ was a liberal Mexican reformer primarily responsible for the creation of the strongly liberal and reformist Constitution of 1857.

Spain's hop e of recovering its colonies, with help from other European powers, was squelched in 1823 by the ____________________.

Term for identification: Porfirio Díaz

The newly independent Latin American countries differed from the United States by lacking all of the following EXCEPT

Which Latin American leader was responsible for creating free mandatory elementary public education ?

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

Who was Mexico's lea der known for his work in trying to liberalize his country during the 19th century?

Term for identification: peonage

Term for identification: Monroe Doctrine

Even bef ore becoming president of Mexico, Benito Juárez angered his country's conservatives by doing which of the following?

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