Question 1

How did Costa Rica avoid the polarization and violence typical of the Cold War era in Central America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had a large indigenous population. 
B)  It was not as politically explosive as other neighboring countries. 
C)  Exploitative colonial hierarchies were a burden to the country. 
D)  It had a very strong army. 
A)  It had a large indigenous population. 
B)  It was not as politically explosive as other neighboring countries. 
C)  Exploitative colonial hierarchies were a burden to the country. 
D)  It had a very strong army.

Question 2

Which type of business did Pablo Escobar start in Colombia during the 1970s and 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  He traded arms with Europe. 
B)  He sold illegal drugs, mainly to the United States. 
C)  He traded coffee with the United States and Europe. 
D)  He traded cacao with the United States and Europe. 
A)  He traded arms with Europe. 
B)  He sold illegal drugs, mainly to the United States. 
C)  He traded coffee with the United States and Europe. 
D)  He traded cacao with the United States and Europe.

Question 3

What was the relationship that the Latin American Marxist revolutionaries established with Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not know about Russia at all. 
B)  They were heavily aided by Russia. 
C)  The Marxist revolutionaries of Latin America almost never depended on Russia. 
D)  The Marxist revolutionaries of Latin America followed Russia's orders. 
A)  They did not know about Russia at all. 
B)  They were heavily aided by Russia. 
C)  The Marxist revolutionaries of Latin America almost never depended on Russia. 
D)  The Marxist revolutionaries of Latin America followed Russia's orders.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about Salvador Allende?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was anti-democratic. 
B)  He allied with Pinochet in 1973. 
C)  He was a socialist who became president of Chile in 1970. 
D)  He was an ally of the United States. 
A)  He was anti-democratic. 
B)  He allied with Pinochet in 1973. 
C)  He was a socialist who became president of Chile in 1970. 
D)  He was an ally of the United States.

Question 5

In which of the following countries did the military not take over in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Uruguay 
A)  Chile 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Uruguay

How did Costa Rica avoid the polarization and violence typical of the Cold War era in Central America?

Which type of business did Pablo Escobar start in Colombia during the 1970s and 1980s?

What was the relationship that the Latin American Marxist revolutionaries established with Russia?

Which of the following is true about Salvador Allende?

In which of the following countries did the military not take over in the 1980s?

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How did Costa Rica avoid the polarization and violence typical of the Cold War era in Central America?

Which type of business did Pablo Escobar start in Colombia during the 1970s and 1980s?

What was the relationship that the Latin American Marxist revolutionaries established with Russia?

Which of the following is true about Salvador Allende?

In which of the following countries did the military not take over in the 1980s?

Welcome to Latin America

Encounter

Colonial Crucible

Independence

Postcolonial Blues

Progress

Neocolonialism

Nationalism

Revolution

Neoliberalism Beyond

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