Cold War in Latin America: Policies and Interventions

Which country's democratically elected president was overthrown with CIA support in 1964 due to restored relations with the Soviet Union?

• Bolivia

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Brazil

What doctrine did Johnson introduce, applying the Truman Doctrine to Latin America?

• The Johnson Doctrine

• The Carter Doctrine

• The Nixon Doctrine

• The Kennedy Doctrine

In which country did the U.S. send 33,000 troops in 1965 to prevent a left-wing coup?

• Dominican Republic

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Ecuador

Who was the revolutionary leader captured and killed in Bolivia in 1967?

• Augusto Pinochet

• Che Guevara

• Salvador Allende

• Fidel Castro

Which Chilean president's election did the U.S. unsuccessfully oppose in 1970?

• Augusto Pinochet

• Salvador Allende

• Fidel Castro

• Che Guevara

What was the outcome of the military coup in Chile in 1973?

• Salvador Allende was re-elected

• Che Guevara took power

• Augusto Pinochet assumed presidency

• Jimmy Carter intervened diplomatically

What was Operation Condor?

• A U.S. operation to support democracy

• A peace treaty in Latin America

• A campaign by right-wing dictatorships to eliminate opposition

• A military exercise

Which U.S. president made human rights the center of his foreign policy in Latin America?

• Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

Which country did not receive American foreign aid under Carter due to human rights violations?

• Dominican Republic

• Chile

• Brazil

• Ecuador

What significant action did Carter take regarding the Panama Canal?

• He initiated the Panama Canal Treaty for its control transfer

• He closed the canal to military ships

• He expanded the canal

• He increased U.S. military presence in the zone