Part 7 Flashcards
What country has the lowest GNP in all of South America?
Guyana
Name the only 2 landlocked countries in Latin America.
Bolivia and Paraguay
What law did Pinochet create to protect himself if he were to be arrested for war crimes?
Amnesty Law which exculpates any persons who committed crimes between Sept. 11, 1973 and March 10, 1978.
How did Argentina and Domingo Sarmiento react towards European immigration?
He tried to imitate Europe
What sort of activities demonstrated that the Perons were poor money managers?
Juan Peron took all of Argentina’s wealth and squandered it
Who was the first female President in the Western Hemisphere?
Isabel Peron
Why is the US uneasy with Hugo Chavez?
Evo Morales?
Chavez has been controversial with his return to socialism and his relationships with Castro, Hussein, and Qaddafi.
Morales had joined Chavez’s campaign.
What did former President Carlos Menem do that enraged the families of “Dirty War” victims?
He pardoned all those whom were offenders in the Dirty War
What one resource are most North African economies based on?
Based exclusively on oil
Was the “Aswan High Dam” a success?
Yes
it increased fertile land by 50%
