Latin America, 1945-present Chapter 22 Test Form B
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Latin America, 1945-Present Chapter 22 Test Form B
- 1.nation dominated for most of the twentieth century by the InstitutionalRevolutionary Party (PRI)
- A.
Juan Peron
- B.
Manuel Noriega
- C.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- D.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
- 2.Argentinian ally of Fidel Castro killed trying to spark a revolution in Bolivia
- A.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- B.
Jose Duarte
- C.
Augusto Pinochet
- D.
Oscar Niemeyer
- 3.Elected president of El Salvador in 1984
- A.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- B.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
- C.
Juan Velasco Alvarado
- D.
Jose Duarte
- 4.Architect who designed several major buildings in Brasilia
- A.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- B.
Jose Duarte
- C.
Fidel Castro
- D.
Juan Velasco Alvarado
- 5.Nation whose landed estates were turned into peasant cooperatives by Juan Velasco Alvarado
- A.
Juan Peron
- B.
Manuel Noriega
- C.
Oscar Niemeyer
- D.
Jose Duarte
- 6.Oppressive military dictator supported by the working class of Argentina
- A.
Peru
- B.
Spain
- C.
Colombia
- D.
Mexico
- 7.Former ruler of Panama
- A.
Jose Duarte
- B.
Manuel Noriega
- C.
Juan Peron
- D.
Augusto Pinochet
- 8.Nation known for its cocaine production and drug cartels
- A.
Argentina
- B.
Peru
- C.
Spain
- D.
Mexico
- 9.Oppressive military dictator of Chile
- A.
Mexico
- B.
Cuba
- C.
United States
- D.
Peru
- 10.author of One Hundred Years of Solitude
- A.
Jose Duarte
- B.
Augusto Pinochet
- C.
Ernesto "ch'e" Guevara
- D.
Oscar Niemeyer
- 11.Which of the following Latin American nations has suffered instability due to the international drug trade?
- A.
Ecuador
- B.
Belize
- C.
Honduras
- D.
Colombia
- 12.As an art form, magic realism is characterized by
- A.
The exploration of subjects generally considered taboo.
- B.
An interest in Latin American music.
- C.
a combination of realistic events and fantastic backgrounds.
- D.
A belief that the people of Latin America will ultimately overcome adversity.
- 13.In the late 1970s, vast new oil reserves were discovered in which of thefollowing nations?
- A.
Colombia
- B.
Peru
- C.
Panama
- D.
Mexico
- 14.Fidel Castro's forces overthrew the government led by
- A.
Vicente Fox.
- B.
Gabriela Mistral
- C.
Jose Lopez Portillo.
- D.
Fulgencio Batista.
- 15.After which of the following events did the United States break diplomatic relations with Cuba?
- A.
Fidel Castro's declaration that he was a Marxist
- B.
the Cuban missile crisis
- C.
The Bolivian Revolution
- D.
Cuba receiving aid from the Soviet Union and arms from Eastern Europe
- 16.Which U.S. president was in office during the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis?
- A.
Richard Nixon
- B.
Jimmy Carter
- C.
John F. Kennedy
- D.
Ronald Reagan
- 17.Which of the following overthrew the government of Nicaragua, butlater lost control of the country in free elections?
- A.
Manuel Noriega
- B.
The Sandinistas
- C.
The Freedom Party
- D.
The Somoza family
- 18.Alejandro Toledo was the first Native American, freely elected presidentof which of the following nations?
- A.
Antigua
- B.
Peru
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Chile
- 19.The term cooperative refers to
- A.
A corporation with divisions in more than two countries.
- B.
The transition to democratic elections after a period of rule by a military dictator.
- C.
The transition from a Communist to a free-market economy
- D.
A farm owned and operated by a group of peasant workers.
- 20.The goal of the Peruvian guerrilla group Shining Path was to
- A.
Receive support from the United States.
- B.
Smash authority and create a classless society.
- C.
Nationalize many foreign-owned companies.
- D.
Take possession of the Falkland Islands.
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