Question 1

What did El Salvador's Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front FMLN), a leftist guerrilla army, do during the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They defeated the local army and took power. 
B)  They failed to defeat a Salvadorian army trained and equipped by the United States. 
C)  They participated in elections and managed to win the presidency. 
D)  They were defeated by the US army. 
A)  They defeated the local army and took power. 
B)  They failed to defeat a Salvadorian army trained and equipped by the United States. 
C)  They participated in elections and managed to win the presidency. 
D)  They were defeated by the US army. B

Question 2

Which statement best describes the Peruvian military regime of the 1960s-1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an important element of the larger trend toward anticommunist governments in the region. 
B)  It was exceptional because it was not motivated by anticommunist ideas. 
C)  It was similar to the Chilean regime of General Pinochet. 
D)  It was actively opposed by the Cuban government. 
A)  It was an important element of the larger trend toward anticommunist governments in the region. 
B)  It was exceptional because it was not motivated by anticommunist ideas. 
C)  It was similar to the Chilean regime of General Pinochet. 
D)  It was actively opposed by the Cuban government. B

Question 3

Which statement best describes the Alliance for Progress aid policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was meant to reduce military involvement in Latin America. 
B)  It was created to respond to the military governments. 
C)  It was created to supplement the guerrillas in Latin America. 
D)  It was meant to reduce revolutionary pressure by promoting Latin America's economic development. 
A)  It was meant to reduce military involvement in Latin America. 
B)  It was created to respond to the military governments. 
C)  It was created to supplement the guerrillas in Latin America. 
D)  It was meant to reduce revolutionary pressure by promoting Latin America's economic development. D

Question 4

What happened to Juan Perón after he became president in 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  He died. 
B)  He resigned. 
C)  He went into exile. 
D)  He married Evita. 
A)  He died. 
B)  He resigned. 
C)  He went into exile. 
D)  He married Evita.

Question 5

Who instituted the Alliance for Progress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juan Perón 
B)  the Somoza family 
C)  the Cuban revolutionaries 
D)  John F. Kennedy 
A)  Juan Perón 
B)  the Somoza family 
C)  the Cuban revolutionaries 
D)  John F. Kennedy

Question 6

How did the military respond to the guerrillas in Argentina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The military responded by sending death squads to capture the guerrillas. 
B)  The military did not respond at all. 
C)  The military lured the guerrillas into joining their ranks. 
D)  There were no guerrillas in Argentina. 
A)  The military responded by sending death squads to capture the guerrillas. 
B)  The military did not respond at all. 
C)  The military lured the guerrillas into joining their ranks. 
D)  There were no guerrillas in Argentina.

Question 7

Why was the victory of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the late 1970s possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba assisted them. 
B)  A widespread rebellion began when the Somozas killed a prominent conservative journalist. 
C)  The United States withdrew military aid to Somoza's National Guard. 
D)  They joined forces with Guatemala, El Salvador, and other Central American nations. 
A)  Cuba assisted them. 
B)  A widespread rebellion began when the Somozas killed a prominent conservative journalist. 
C)  The United States withdrew military aid to Somoza's National Guard. 
D)  They joined forces with Guatemala, El Salvador, and other Central American nations.

Question 8

Where were the "last battles" of the Cold War fought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba and Haiti 
B)  Central America 
C)  Mexico and Brazil 
D)  Chile and Argentina 
A)  Cuba and Haiti 
B)  Central America 
C)  Mexico and Brazil 
D)  Chile and Argentina

Question 9

Who was the most important American ally against communism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Europe 
C)  the Catholic Church 
D)  the Latin American armed forces 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Europe 
C)  the Catholic Church 
D)  the Latin American armed forces

Question 10

Which statement best describes the Brazilian government that started in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an undemocratic government under the guise of a constitutional government. 
B)  It was a democratic government. 
C)  It was a socialist government. 
D)  It was an undemocratic government that did not care about appearances. 
A)  It was an undemocratic government under the guise of a constitutional government. 
B)  It was a democratic government. 
C)  It was a socialist government. 
D)  It was an undemocratic government that did not care about appearances.

Question 11

How did the people of the Medellín cartel react when they were threatened with extradition to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  with "narco-terrorism" 
B)  by attacking the United States 
C)  by withdrawing their financial support of the US army 
D)  by killing Pablo Escobar 
A)  with "narco-terrorism" 
B)  by attacking the United States 
C)  by withdrawing their financial support of the US army 
D)  by killing Pablo Escobar

Question 12

How did the upper class feel about Marxist ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They profoundly disliked them. 
B)  They could not care less about them. 
C)  They adopted them as their own. 
D)  They adopted some Marxist ideas as their own, but rejected others. 
A)  They profoundly disliked them. 
B)  They could not care less about them. 
C)  They adopted them as their own. 
D)  They adopted some Marxist ideas as their own, but rejected others.

Question 13

Who succeeded Juan Perón after he died?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jorge Rafael Videla 
B)  Salvador Allende 
C)  Isabel Perón 
D)  Evita Perón 
A)  Jorge Rafael Videla 
B)  Salvador Allende 
C)  Isabel Perón 
D)  Evita Perón

Question 14

Which Latin American country had the best record of constitutional governments succeeding each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Chile 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Brazil

Question 15

Who did the Sandinista National Liberation Front fight against in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Somoza family 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  the revolutionaries 
D)  the Cuban military 
A)  the Somoza family 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  the revolutionaries 
D)  the Cuban military

Question 16

How was the national security doctrine supposed to function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ideally, the United States would handle communist invaders from outside the hemisphere and Latin American armies would deal with any domestic communist opposition. 
B)  The United States would take care of all communist threats by having a standing army in each Latin American country. 
C)  The United States would not get involved in the national affairs of any Latin American country. 
D)  Ideally, Latin American armies would handle communist invaders from outside the hemisphere and the United States would take care of communist threats in each particular country. 
A)  Ideally, the United States would handle communist invaders from outside the hemisphere and Latin American armies would deal with any domestic communist opposition. 
B)  The United States would take care of all communist threats by having a standing army in each Latin American country. 
C)  The United States would not get involved in the national affairs of any Latin American country. 
D)  Ideally, Latin American armies would handle communist invaders from outside the hemisphere and the United States would take care of communist threats in each particular country.

Question 17

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the national security doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin American armed forces lost power. 
B)  It drove Latin American countries to identify more closely with Europe. 
C)  Most Latin American armed forces started to take an active role in their own local and national affairs affairs. 
D)  The United States lost any control it had over Latin American nations. 
A)  Latin American armed forces lost power. 
B)  It drove Latin American countries to identify more closely with Europe. 
C)  Most Latin American armed forces started to take an active role in their own local and national affairs affairs. 
D)  The United States lost any control it had over Latin American nations.

Question 18

Why did Latin America's authoritarian military governments ultimately collapse?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not succeed in their own anticommunist crusades. 
B)  They believed it was time for a democratic change. 
C)  They collapsed due to their own mistakes. 
D)  People voted against them. 
A)  They did not succeed in their own anticommunist crusades. 
B)  They believed it was time for a democratic change. 
C)  They collapsed due to their own mistakes. 
D)  People voted against them.

Question 19

Who were Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women who participated in politics during the revolution. 
B)  Mothers whose children had disappeared at the hands of the dictatorship. 
C)  Mothers trying to adopt lost children. 
D)  Women hoping for equality. 
A)  Women who participated in politics during the revolution. 
B)  Mothers whose children had disappeared at the hands of the dictatorship. 
C)  Mothers trying to adopt lost children. 
D)  Women hoping for equality.

Question 20

Who were the main supporters of Salvador Allende in the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the workers 
B)  the United States 
C)  the army 
D)  the Catholic Church 
A)  the workers 
B)  the United States 
C)  the army 
D)  the Catholic Church

What did El Salvador's Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front FMLN), a leftist guerrilla army, do during the 1980s?

Which statement best describes the Peruvian military regime of the 1960s-1970s?

Which statement best describes the Alliance for Progress aid policy?

What happened to Juan Perón after he became president in 1973?

Who instituted the Alliance for Progress?

How did the military respond to the guerrillas in Argentina?

Why was the victory of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the late 1970s possible?

Where were the "last battles" of the Cold War fought?

Who was the most important American ally against communism?

Which statement best describes the Brazilian government that started in 1964?

How did the people of the Medellín cartel react when they were threatened with extradition to the United States?

How did the upper class feel about Marxist ideas?

Who succeeded Juan Perón after he died?

Which Latin American country had the best record of constitutional governments succeeding each other?

Who did the Sandinista National Liberation Front fight against in the 1970s?

How was the national security doctrine supposed to function?

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the national security doctrine?

Why did Latin America's authoritarian military governments ultimately collapse?

Who were Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo?

Who were the main supporters of Salvador Allende in the early 1970s?

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Exam 10: Reaction

What did El Salvador's Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front FMLN), a leftist guerrilla army, do during the 1980s?

Which statement best describes the Peruvian military regime of the 1960s-1970s?

Which statement best describes the Alliance for Progress aid policy?

What happened to Juan Perón after he became president in 1973?

Who instituted the Alliance for Progress?

How did the military respond to the guerrillas in Argentina?

Why was the victory of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the late 1970s possible?

Where were the "last battles" of the Cold War fought?

Who was the most important American ally against communism?

Which statement best describes the Brazilian government that started in 1964?

How did the people of the Medellín cartel react when they were threatened with extradition to the United States?

How did the upper class feel about Marxist ideas?

Who succeeded Juan Perón after he died?

Which Latin American country had the best record of constitutional governments succeeding each other?

Who did the Sandinista National Liberation Front fight against in the 1970s?

How was the national security doctrine supposed to function?

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the national security doctrine?

Why did Latin America's authoritarian military governments ultimately collapse?

Who were Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo?

Who were the main supporters of Salvador Allende in the early 1970s?

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