Chapter 32: Latin America- Revolution and Reaction into the 21st century

After the coup that toppled Arbenz’s government, Guatemala was virtually run by all of the following EXCEPT:

• Coffee planters

• Foreign companies

• the Catholic Church

• the military

In 1964, 1966, and 1968, Brazil, Argentina, and Peru respectively experienced:

• An epidemic of cholera.

• Government overthrows led by military strongmen.

• Severe droughts.

• Widespread religious revivalism.

Besides Cuba, what country today is still communist?

• Armenia

• Turkey

• Russia

• China

Which of the following is NOT true about Latin America in the 20th century?

• There has been a marked decline in urban growth.

• Latin America has maintained the 19th century emphasis on agriculture and mineral production.

• An industrial sector has developed in some places.

• A growing middle class linked to commerce, industries, and an expanding state bureaucracies began to play a role in the political process.

Which of the following describes the fate of Allende?

• He was executed in prison.

• He went into exile.

• He died in the presidential palace.

• He returned to power after seven years.

By about 1950, what portion of Cuba’s imports came directly from the United States?

• Three-fourths

• One percent

• 20 percent

• 10 percent

Who was the leader of the Cuban revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista?

• Hortensio Herrera

• Cristobal Colon

• Juan Peron

• Fidel Castro

What Argentine revolutionary assisted in the overthrow of the Cuban government in 1956?

• Carlos Obregon

• Ernesto Che Guevara

• Fulgencio Batista

• Enrique Ramirez

The “breaded rebels” under Castro were also known as:

• Gauchos

• Barbudos

• Los Lobos

• Cubanos

The revolutionary government of Cuba traded economic dependency on the U.S. for:

• Economic autonomy with a successful program of industrialization.

• Increasing political and economic ties with Japan.

• Increasing economic dependency on the Soviet Union.

• A significant share of the world’s petroleum market.