Question 1

Under Porfirio Díaz, the most favored groups were

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A)  peasants and workers. 
B)  intellectuals and professionals. 
C)  important landowners and foreign investors. 
D)  army officers. 
A)  peasants and workers. 
B)  intellectuals and professionals. 
C)  important landowners and foreign investors. 
D)  army officers.

Question 2

The Mexican científicos got their name from their

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A)  scientific backgrounds or training. 
B)  belief in the need for scientific administration of the state. 
C)  inclusion of science courses in Mexican public education. 
D)  belief that history was ruled by scientific laws that government must respect. 
A)  scientific backgrounds or training. 
B)  belief in the need for scientific administration of the state. 
C)  inclusion of science courses in Mexican public education. 
D)  belief that history was ruled by scientific laws that government must respect.

Question 3

The Brazilian republic was dominated by

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A)  the coffee interests. 
B)  urban capitalist groups. 
C)  the military. 
D)  the sugar interests. 
A)  the coffee interests. 
B)  urban capitalist groups. 
C)  the military. 
D)  the sugar interests.

Question 4

How "radical" was the Radical party of Leandro Além and Hipólito Yrigoyen?

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The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Ra

Question 5

Central to Balmaceda's nationalistic program was the desire to

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A)  prevent foreign domination of the nitrate industry. 
B)  curb the power of the church. 
C)  strengthen the trade-union movement. 
D)  create a strong modern navy. 
A)  prevent foreign domination of the nitrate industry. 
B)  curb the power of the church. 
C)  strengthen the trade-union movement. 
D)  create a strong modern navy.

Question 6

In El Salvador, Fourteen Families refers to

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A)  a tiny elite of uncertain number who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state. 
B)  the fourteen families of colonial origin who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state. 
C)  a secret society, uniting the landed oligarchy and military, who monopolize power. 
D)  a group of landowners, military officers, and industrialists responsible for "death squads." 
A)  a tiny elite of uncertain number who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state. 
B)  the fourteen families of colonial origin who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state. 
C)  a secret society, uniting the landed oligarchy and military, who monopolize power. 
D)  a group of landowners, military officers, and industrialists responsible for "death squads."

Question 7

During the revolt against Balmaceda, English interests

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A)  strongly supported Balmaceda. 
B)  sided with the rebels. 
C)  displayed a strict neutrality. 
D)  gave aid to both sides. 
A)  strongly supported Balmaceda. 
B)  sided with the rebels. 
C)  displayed a strict neutrality. 
D)  gave aid to both sides.

Question 8

Following the Argentine revolt of 1880, the victors

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A)  federalized Buenos Aires and made it the capital of the nation. 
B)  moved the national capital to La Plata. 
C)  moved the national capital to Córdoba. 
D)  proclaimed Buenos Aires both the national and the provincial capital. 
A)  federalized Buenos Aires and made it the capital of the nation. 
B)  moved the national capital to La Plata. 
C)  moved the national capital to Córdoba. 
D)  proclaimed Buenos Aires both the national and the provincial capital.

Question 9

The so-called politics of the governors gave

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A)  the Northeast a virtual monopoly on federal politics and the choice of presidents. 
B)  São Paulo and Minas Gerais a virtual monopoly on federal politics and choice of presidents. 
C)  the central government the right to intervene in the affairs of the states. 
D)  a guarantee of fair and honest presidential elections. 
A)  the Northeast a virtual monopoly on federal politics and the choice of presidents. 
B)  São Paulo and Minas Gerais a virtual monopoly on federal politics and choice of presidents. 
C)  the central government the right to intervene in the affairs of the states. 
D)  a guarantee of fair and honest presidential elections.

Question 10

What was the economic, political, and psychological impact of the War of the Pacific on Peru? Why did it create a new and intense interest in the indigenous problem?

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The War of the Pacific, fought between 1

Question 11

Compare the Mexican Porfiriato and the Argentine unicato in the 1880-1910 period.

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The Mexican Porfiriato and the Argentine

Question 12

Cipriano Castro's rise to power reflected the growing influence of

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A)  Anglo-German investors and their government representatives. 
B)  recent black and Asian immigrants. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  the Andean coffee-growing region. 
A)  Anglo-German investors and their government representatives. 
B)  recent black and Asian immigrants. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  the Andean coffee-growing region.

Question 13

In politics, the rise of the neocolonial order was accompanied by the

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A)  intensification of the old federalist-centralist cleavage. 
B)  rise of Social Darwinism and racism as dominant ideologies. 
C)  growth of conflict between the landed aristocrats and more capitalist-oriented groups. 
D)  rapid growth of a middle class increasingly hostile to neocolonialism. 
A)  intensification of the old federalist-centralist cleavage. 
B)  rise of Social Darwinism and racism as dominant ideologies. 
C)  growth of conflict between the landed aristocrats and more capitalist-oriented groups. 
D)  rapid growth of a middle class increasingly hostile to neocolonialism.

Question 14

The Conquest of the Desert by General Julio Roca was followed by

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A)  sale of the pampa area in huge tracts to army officers, politicians, and foreign capitalists. 
B)  establishment of foreign agricultural colonies in the area. 
C)  conscription of vanquished indigenous peoples to live as peons on large estates. 
D)  passage of a homestead law to create a small-farmer class in the area. 
A)  sale of the pampa area in huge tracts to army officers, politicians, and foreign capitalists. 
B)  establishment of foreign agricultural colonies in the area. 
C)  conscription of vanquished indigenous peoples to live as peons on large estates. 
D)  passage of a homestead law to create a small-farmer class in the area.

Under Porfirio Díaz, the most favored groups were

The Mexican científicos got their name from their

The Brazilian republic was dominated by

How "radical" was the Radical party of Leandro Além and Hipólito Yrigoyen?

Central to Balmaceda's nationalistic program was the desire to

In El Salvador, Fourteen Families refers to

During the revolt against Balmaceda, English interests

Following the Argentine revolt of 1880, the victors

The so-called politics of the governors gave

What was the economic, political, and psychological impact of the War of the Pacific on Peru? Why did it create a new and intense interest in the indigenous problem?

Compare the Mexican Porfiriato and the Argentine unicato in the 1880-1910 period.

Cipriano Castro's rise to power reflected the growing influence of

In politics, the rise of the neocolonial order was accompanied by the

The Conquest of the Desert by General Julio Roca was followed by

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

Forging a New Nation: the Mexican Revolution and the Populist Challenge

Brazil: Populism and the Struggle for Democracy in a Multiracial Society

Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Cuba: The Revolutionary Socialist Alternative to Populism

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

Chile: The Democratic Socialist Alternative

Twilight of the Tyrants: Revolution and Prolonged Popular War in Central America

Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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Exam 3: The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

Under Porfirio Díaz, the most favored groups were

The Mexican científicos got their name from their

The Brazilian republic was dominated by

How "radical" was the Radical party of Leandro Além and Hipólito Yrigoyen?

Central to Balmaceda's nationalistic program was the desire to

In El Salvador, Fourteen Families refers to

During the revolt against Balmaceda, English interests

Following the Argentine revolt of 1880, the victors

The so-called politics of the governors gave

What was the economic, political, and psychological impact of the War of the Pacific on Peru? Why did it create a new and intense interest in the indigenous problem?

Compare the Mexican Porfiriato and the Argentine unicato in the 1880-1910 period.

Cipriano Castro's rise to power reflected the growing influence of

In politics, the rise of the neocolonial order was accompanied by the

The Conquest of the Desert by General Julio Roca was followed by

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

Forging a New Nation: the Mexican Revolution and the Populist Challenge

Brazil: Populism and the Struggle for Democracy in a Multiracial Society

Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Cuba: The Revolutionary Socialist Alternative to Populism

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

Chile: The Democratic Socialist Alternative

Twilight of the Tyrants: Revolution and Prolonged Popular War in Central America

Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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