Nitrate/Industrial Development

Select the two nitrate-producing regions that Chile acquired following the War of the Pacific.

• Tarapacá

• Tacna

• Araucanía

• Antofagasta

Who owned the majority of the nitrate mines?

• The Chilean government

• Foreign investors (e.g. British, Americans)

• Pervian & Bolivian investors

• Chilean investors

What did the Chilean government do with the money made from nitrate?

• Improved the education system

• Used it to finance the cost of the War of the Pacific

• Improved the infrastructure of the country

• All of the above

What does this graph demonstrate about the Chilean economy? (Select all that apply)

• That it was focussed almost entirely on exporting one product.

• That exports of nitrate were not significant to the country.

• That it was focussed almost entirely on exporting various products.

• That nitrate was incredibly important to the Chilean economy.

What was a "pulperia"?

• The region were nitrate was extrated

• The name of a machine that helped extract nitrate.

• The nickname for nitrate mines.

• A shop and social centre that every nitrate mine had.

Select all of the reasons why the industrialization of Chile was a slow process.

• Machinery/spare parts had to be imported from abroad.

• The consequences of the War of the Pacific slowed it down.

• Chileans had little money, and did not spend much. People in the countryside often did not use money as payment.

• Many foreign countries refused to trade with Chile

What percentage (%) of tax was levied on profits from nitrate mines?

• 20%

• 50%

• 25%

• 33%

What is it word for when a country almost exclusively exports one product?