Quiz 29

Question 1

The descamisados, who supported Juan Perón in Argentina, were __________

peasants.
fascist gangs.
Marxists.
urban workers.

Answer 1

urban workers

Question 2

While many Latin American nations built democratic systems in the late 1980s, __________ in Peru reversed course in the early 1990s.

José Duarte
Alberto Fujimori
Fidel Castro
Manuel Noriega

Answer 2

Alberto Fujimori

Question 3

Nicaragua experienced __________ immediately after the fall of the Somozas.

the first free elections in 42 years
an invasion by the United States
political and economic assistance by the United States
a war between Marxists and American-backed rebels

Answer 3

a war between Marxists and American-backed rebels

Question 4

A farm organization owned by and operated for the benefit of the farmers is a(n) ________________.

commercial farming
multinational corporation
cooperative
trade collective

Answer 4

cooperative

Question 5

Fearing the spread of communism in Central America in the 1980s, the United States became involved in a civil war in __________ between Marxist-led leftist guerrillas and right-wing groups.

Cuba
Panama
El Salvador
Mexico

Answer 5

El Salvador

Question 6

A form of expression unique to Latin American literature, it combines realistic events with dreamlike or fantastic backgrounds is _______________.

  magic realism 
  biopic 
  progrssivism 
  baroque 
  non-fiction 
  romanticism 
  cubism

Answer 6

magic realism

Question 7

In Chile, Salvador Allende’s opponents included __________

peasants.
the United States government.
all of these answers.
workers.

Answer 7

the United States government.

Question 8

Which is NOT a reason why Latin American countries still experienced economic problems in the 1960s?

the dependence on industrialized nations for technology
continuing economic dependence on developed countries
the democratization of many Latin American countries
a failure to find markets abroad for their manufactured goods

Answer 8

the democratization of many Latin American countries

Question 9

The radical guerrilla group in Peru with ties to Communist China was _______________.

  rebels 
  contras 
  Shining Path 
  Fighting Path 
  Shining Warriors 
  cooperative 
  guachos

Answer 9

Shining Path

Question 10

When world oil prices dropped in the mid-1980s, the resulting foreign debt crisis and rising unemployment led to the defeat of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, in __________

Mexico.
Nicaragua.
Panama.
El Salvador.

Answer 10

Mexico

Question 11

Revolutionaries under the leadership of __________ took control of Cuba in 1959.

Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Vicente Fox
Ernesto Ché Guevara

Answer 11

Fidel Castro

Question 12

The military leader in Panama that became so involved with the drug trade that President Bush sent U.S. troops to Panama to arrest him was _______________.

  Hugo Chavez. 
  Juan Perón. 
  Manuel Noriega. 
  Fidel Castro. 
  Juan Vicente Gómez.

Answer 12

Manuel Noriega.

Question 13

As a result of the Great Depression, Latin American countries wanted to industrialize primarily __________

so they could show their independence.
to pay off their foreign debts.
because they could not sell their raw materials abroad.
because they could not afford imported manufactured goods.

Answer 13

because they could not afford imported manufactured goods.

Question 14

In Peru, president Alberto Fujimori did NOT __________

suspend the constitution.
become a dictator.
continue democratic rule.
lead a campaign against Shining Path guerrillas.

Answer 14

continue democratic rule.

Question 15

The foremost example of magic realism is a novel by Colombian novelist __________

Juan Perón.
Oscar Niemeyer.
Gabriela Mistral.
Gabriel García Márquez.

Answer 15

Gabriel García Márquez.