Which of the Following Statements About the Situation in El

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the situation in El Salvador prior to the outbreak of the civil war in El Salvador in 1979 is FALSE?

A) The country was the most densely populated in Latin America, and one of the poorest.
B) The FMLN threatened a wave of assassinations against political and military figures unless their demands were met.
C) The impending victory of a centrist, reformist presidential candidate had been blocked by the military in 1972, seemingly closing off the possibility of peaceful reform.
D) The closing of the border with Honduras a decade earlier had serious adverse economic consequences for El Salvador.