Question 1

The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucas Alamán. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Vicente Guerrero. 
D)  Antonio López de Santa Anna. 
A)  Lucas Alamán. 
B)  José María Luis Mora. 
C)  Vicente Guerrero. 
D)  Antonio López de Santa Anna.

Question 2

The Banco de Avío was

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A)  an ambitious government effort to modernize Mexican industry. 
B)  an effort to promote Mexican agricultural exports through government subsidies. 
C)  an effort to revive Mexican mining through collaboration of foreign and domestic capital. 
D)  a private bank that extended mortgage loans to distressed landowners. 
A)  an ambitious government effort to modernize Mexican industry. 
B)  an effort to promote Mexican agricultural exports through government subsidies. 
C)  an effort to revive Mexican mining through collaboration of foreign and domestic capital. 
D)  a private bank that extended mortgage loans to distressed landowners.

Question 3

The principal beneficiaries of Juan Manuel Rosas' program for Argentina were

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A)  the estanciero class. 
B)  the merchant class. 
C)  artisans and industry in general. 
D)  the caudillos of the interior provinces. 
A)  the estanciero class. 
B)  the merchant class. 
C)  artisans and industry in general. 
D)  the caudillos of the interior provinces.

Question 4

Bernardino Rivadavia's program for Argentina included

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A)  a plan to encourage formation of a small-farmer class by redistributing public lands. 
B)  a strong central government to promote national economic development. 
C)  nationalistic legislation to limit foreign investment and economic influence. 
D)  the recall of the Jesuits from exile in order to promote education. 
A)  a plan to encourage formation of a small-farmer class by redistributing public lands. 
B)  a strong central government to promote national economic development. 
C)  nationalistic legislation to limit foreign investment and economic influence. 
D)  the recall of the Jesuits from exile in order to promote education.

Question 5

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

Accepted Answer

A)  the merchant class. 
B)  the mine owners. 
C)  the church hierarchy. 
D)  the wealthy landowners. 
A)  the merchant class. 
B)  the mine owners. 
C)  the church hierarchy. 
D)  the wealthy landowners.

Question 6

The triumph of Porfirio Díaz was also the triumph of

Accepted Answer

A)  idealistic principles of natural law. 
B)  positivism. 
C)  clerical ideology. 
D)  relativism. 
A)  idealistic principles of natural law. 
B)  positivism. 
C)  clerical ideology. 
D)  relativism.

Question 7

The new Latin American republican constitutions

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A)  provided for universal suffrage. 
B)  contained literacy and property qualifications that barred lower-class people from voting. 
C)  promoted social mobility by declaring the equality of all before the law. 
D)  guaranteed unrestricted rights of speech, press, and assembly. 
A)  provided for universal suffrage. 
B)  contained literacy and property qualifications that barred lower-class people from voting. 
C)  promoted social mobility by declaring the equality of all before the law. 
D)  guaranteed unrestricted rights of speech, press, and assembly.

Question 8

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19th century under the leadership of

Accepted Answer

A)  José Gáspar Rodríguez de Francia. 
B)  José Artigas. 
C)  Antonio José de Sucre. 
D)  Mariano Gálvez. 
A)  José Gáspar Rodríguez de Francia. 
B)  José Artigas. 
C)  Antonio José de Sucre. 
D)  Mariano Gálvez.

Question 9

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

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A)  need to prevent or crush slave and indigenous revolts. 
B)  danger of renewed Spanish efforts to reconquer its former colonies. 
C)  militarization of the new states as a result of years of destructive warfare. 
D)  legacy of military values inherited from Spain. 
A)  need to prevent or crush slave and indigenous revolts. 
B)  danger of renewed Spanish efforts to reconquer its former colonies. 
C)  militarization of the new states as a result of years of destructive warfare. 
D)  legacy of military values inherited from Spain.

Question 10

The radical democrat who founded the Society for Equality in Chile was

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernardo O'Higgins. 
B)  Diego Portales. 
C)  Manuel Montt. 
D)  Francisco Bilbao. 
A)  Bernardo O'Higgins. 
B)  Diego Portales. 
C)  Manuel Montt. 
D)  Francisco Bilbao.

Question 11

Traditionally, Paraguay under Francia and the López, father and son, has had a poor reputation. Recently, however, some scholars have sought to rehabilitate those leaders and their political and economic program for Paraguay. Drawing on material in the text, suggest the nature of this rehabilitation.

Accepted Answer

The rehabilitation of the leaders and th

The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

The Banco de Avío was

The principal beneficiaries of Juan Manuel Rosas' program for Argentina were

Bernardino Rivadavia's program for Argentina included

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

The triumph of Porfirio Díaz was also the triumph of

The new Latin American republican constitutions

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19^th century under the leadership of

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

The radical democrat who founded the Society for Equality in Chile was

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The leading spokesman for Mexican liberalism in the 1830s was

The Banco de Avío was

The principal beneficiaries of Juan Manuel Rosas' program for Argentina were

Bernardino Rivadavia's program for Argentina included

The colonial elite that emerged from the wars of independence with the greatest power was

The triumph of Porfirio Díaz was also the triumph of

The new Latin American republican constitutions

Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19th century under the leadership of

A large political role for the military in the post independence period was ensured by the

The radical democrat who founded the Society for Equality in Chile was

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Paraguay prospered during the first half of the 19^th century under the leadership of