29.4 Nationalism in Latin America

[Preview] Based on what you've learned about China, Japan, Russia, Germany, & Italy, what sort of government was most common in the 1920s & 30s?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Theocracy

[p1] What kind of products did Latin American economies export?

Read the first paragraph carefully to learn the correct choices.

• Foodstuffs (beef, coffee, sugar, etc.)

• Raw materials (cotton, copper, etc.)

• Manufactured goods (clothing, shoes, etc.)

• Luxury items (jewelry, exotic handbags, etc.)

[p1] How were US investors different than British investors in Latin America?

• They put their money into stocks & indirect investments. They left management to locals.

• They put their funds directly into production facilities & ran companies themselves.

• They refused to invest in Latin American businesses because they didn't trust non-whites.

• They hired locals to work in their factories.

[p1] Since the US did not take over Latin American countries, but controlled their key industries and manipulated political leaders, American imperialism in Latin America was a form of...

• direct rule imperialism.

• indirect rule imperialism.

[p2] What was "Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policy for rejecting the use of U.S.military force in Latin America"

• Good Neighbor policy

• Oligarchies

• United Fruit Company

• Policy of intervention

[p2] Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression in Latin America?

• The Latin American economy dramatically improved.

• Private capital in Latin America increased.

• Latin American exports decreased.

• Latin American governments refused to fund new industries.

[p3] Authoritarianism spread in Latin America during the 1930s largely because of...

• the Great Depression.

• the rise of communism.

• American exports.

• fear of the powerful landowners.

[p3] "Argentina was controlled by an oligarchy." What is an "oligarchy"?

• A government run by a select group of people.

• A government in which leaders are selected by lottery.

• A government run by a single dictator.

[p3] In 1930 the Argentine military seized power and overthrew President Irigoyen to...

• continue the old export economy.

• help spread communist ideals.

• sell PEMEX to the United States.

• limit the power of the large landowners.

[p4] How much of the world's coffee was grown in Brazil, in 1900?

• 10%

• One-half

• Three-fourths

• 99%