20th Century Latin America

Since colonial times, Latin America had an uneven distrubtion of ________.

• governments

• people

• wealth

• cities

The majority of the population was _______.

• wealthy

• poor

• rich

• middle class

Latin America is made up of people of __________ descent.

• European

• Native American

• African

• all of the above

Latin America's _________ grew radiply in the 1900s.

• farming industry

• population

• economy

• political groups

In recent years, most Latin American countries have ____________.

• replaced military governments with civilian government

• given their military governments more power

• replaced civilian governments with military governments

• stayed the same

Latin America's population decreased in the 1900s.

• true

• false

Most Latin American countries have replaced military governments with civilian governments.

• true

• false

Latin America is culturally diverse.

• true

• false

Latin American countries are working to ____________.

• overcome poverty

• develop stable governments

• build strong, modern economies

• all of the above.

Many people lived in slums that surrounded _____________.

• cities

• rural areas

• farms

• all of the above