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Vargas Era

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the period in the history of Brazil when the country was governed by president Getúlio Vargas?

a)

First Brazilian Republic

b)

Third Brazilian Republic

c)

Fourth Brazilian Republic

d)

Second Brazilian Republic

2.

Which event marked the end of the First Brazilian Republic?

a)

Brazilian Revolution of 1930

b)

Communist uprising of 1935

c)

Estado Novo coup

d)

Revolution of 1930

3.

What was the main economic dependence of Brazil during the Great Depression?

a)

Industrial development in São Paulo

b)

Export of coffee and other agricultural products

c)

Foreign exchange earnings from trade

d)

Gold reserves

4.

Who was the 1930 presidential candidate of the Liberal Alliance in Brazil?

a)

José Linhares

b)

Getúlio Vargas

c)

Washington Luís

d)

Júlio Prestes

5.

What was the key turning point towards dictatorship for Vargas in 1932?

a)

Military dictatorship

b)

Communist uprising

c)

Integralist Uprising

d)

Constitutionalist Revolution

6.

Who founded the Brazilian Integralist Action in October 1933?

a)

Juan Perón

b)

Luís Carlos Prestes

c)

Getúlio Vargas

d)

Plínio Salgado

7.

Which movement intimidated Vargas during the Estado Novo era?

a)

National Security Tribunal (TSN)

b)

Communist Uprising

c)

Brazilian Integralist Action (AIB)

d)

National Liberation Alliance (ANL)

8.

What was the main aim of the corporatist provisions of the 1934 constitution enacted during Vargas' rule?

a)

To suppress the working class

b)

To promote foreign dependency

c)

To establish a communist regime

d)

To encourage independent organized labor

9.

Which country was Brazil a staunch ally of during World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Argentina

10.

Who assumed the Presidency after Vargas was deposed in 1945?

a)

Plínio Salgado

b)

Juan Perón

c)

General Eurico Gaspar Dutra

d)

José Linhares