Cold War in Latin America

In the 20th century, Chile's greatest source of wealth was/were...?

• Banana plantations owned by US corporations

• Tourism to Inca ruins

• Sugar plantations owned by Chilean farmers

• Copper mines owned by US corporations

Salvador Allende was a Marxist who received most of his support from

• Poor farmers and workers

• Catholic Church Leaders

• The C.I.A

• The leaders of big corporations

• Business owners living in Chile's cities

Salvador Allende became president in 1970 by

• Taking over the previous President after he dies of natural causes

• Receiving most votes in the election

• Receiving support by the U.S. government

• Leading a coup to oust the President

How did Augusto Pinochet come to power in Chile?

• The courts of Chile gave him the Presidency after a disputed election

• He was elected by the public

• He was the Vice President, and he came to power after the President's assassination

• He was a military general who took power in a coup that led to the legal President's death

Upon taking power in 1970, Allende attempted to address Chile's economic problems by

• Lowering taxes on large corporations

• Nationalizing (taking over) the copper mining businesses and banks

• Raising the pay of all workers and making it illegal to raise prices