11TH SOCIAL STUDIES TEST

The Acre War was a border conflict between .................... over the ...............,

• Bolivia and Perú - Pando and La Paz departments.
• Bolivia and Chile - Litoral region
• Bolivia and Brazil - Amazon region
• Bolivia and Brazil - Acre region

The Acre War took place between ........

• 1888 and 1900
• 1899 and 1903
• 1900 and 1904
• 1901 and 1904
• None of the above

The cause(s) that promoted the Acre War :

• All of the above
• The existence of rich gold deposits.
• The abundance of timber in the region, principally rubber trees.
• The population of the region was composed of a small number of Indians without national identity and a handful of Brazilians and Bolivians.
• The price of rubber rose significantly in the late 19th century.

The ultimate cause that started the war was ...

• About 18,000 adventurers and settlers, went to Acre to exploit the rubber trees.
• Bolivians were forced to leave the region.
• Bolivia set up a customs office in Puerto Alonso.
• The governor of Amazonas, José Cardoso Ramalho Junior, organized a team to enter Acre.

Peace treaty signed between Bolivia and Brazil on November 17, 1903 that put an end to the Acre War.

• Treaty of Ayacucho.
• Treaty of Petrópolis
• Treaty of Baron of Rio Branco and Assis Brazil

In the times of the liberal state, the economy of Bolivia revolved on the exploitation of 2 natural resources:

• Silver and guano
• Gold and saltpeter
• Tin and rubber
• Gold and timber

Patiño, Aramayo and Hochschild were known as ......

• Big Barons
• Three Barons
• Tin Barons
• Great Barons

The rubber exploitation durong the liberal period in Bolivia was in the hands of .....

• Nicolás Aramayo
• Nicolás Esperanza
• Nicolás Suarez

According to the 1,900 census, Bolivia had 56.63% of indigenous population and only 11.83% of white population.

• True
• False

The exploited sector of the society was formed of a white-mestizo minority with economic and political power.

• True
• False