4.1-4.4 Review Westgard

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Simón Bolívar is best known for

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leading the fight for independence from Spain in South America.

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Unstable post-independence governments in South America were further weakened by

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economic inequality.

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One negative aspect of Brazil's government in the second half of the 1900s was that

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economic progress came at the expense of democracy.

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How did Brazil gain its independence?

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It was declared an independent empire by Portugal’s royal family.

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Why did military leaders overthrow the governments of Chile and Argentina in the 1970s?

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They feared their governments were moving toward communism.

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What led people in Spanish South America to want independence?

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The examples of the American and French revolutions.

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Who liberated Argentina from Spain?

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José de San Martín

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Who controlled the governments of most new countries after Independence?

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Wealthy landowners or military leaders

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Why did the new South American countries remain poor?

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Because wealth was concentrated in a small group and dependency on limited exports

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Which of these changes occurred in Brazil in the late 1880s?

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Became a republic