WORLD: 25.1-25.3 Review

What happens in poor countries if economic growth does not follow free elections?

• Communist governments become less attractive.

• Fewer people want to be part of the middle class.

• Democratic governments have a hard time succeeding.

• Migration to urban areas from rural areas is reversed.

What did the generals who ruled Brazil from the 1960s to the 1980s accomplish during their time in power?

• They reversed the country’s recession.

• They dramatically increased Brazil’s national debt.

• They raised the standard of living for all Brazilians.

• They began huge development projects in the Amazon jungle.

What type of government did Juan Perón establish in Argentina between 1946 and 1955?  

• communist

• democratic

• dictatorship

• fascist

What type of government did Juan Perón establish in Argentina between 1946 and 1955?  

• They both had politics that were controlled by the military.

• They both had leaders that strongly opposed communism.

• They both were investigated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

• They both defaulted on their loans to the International Monetary Fund.

In former European colonies, what would have helped new democratic governments to succeed?

• strong military leaders

• one-cash-crop economies

• a literate and skilled population

• more plantations and mines and fewer factories

Why did the federal system in Nigeria lead to conflicts?

• There was no national military.

• There was no way to determine if laws were fair.

• There were restrictions on travel within the country.

• There were ethnic minorities that were unrepresented in each state.

What significant event happened in 1999 in Nigeria that hadn’t happened for nearly 20 years?

• Military rulers were arrested.

• Warfare ceased in the country.

• Dissidents were let out of prison.

• An elected civilian president took office.

Why was the homelands policy of distribution of South African land unbalanced?

• Whites had to live in the big cities and not on farmland.

• Blacks were required to show citizenship before they could own land.

• Whites were not allowed to purchase land unless they hired black servants.

• Blacks made up most of the population but received only a small percentage of the land.

What is one way that F. W. de Klerk transformed South Africa during his presidency?

• He set up more apartheid laws.

• He placed Nelson Mandela in prison.

• He legalized the African National Congress.

• He restricted land ownership to only whites.

What key principle inspired the policy of glasnost?

• Religious institutions have no place in civilized society.

• Human rights were more important than the rights of the state.

• Books of questionable nature should be banned from publication.

• Economic and social reforms could not be possible without a free flow of ideas.