International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Chapter 15
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October 17, 2024
1.
Which treaty/doctrine acknowledged the right of a regional body to manage international crises
UN Charter
1947 Rio Treaty
Alliance for Progress
A and B
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2.
Why didn't the US focus more on Latin America as the Cold War was starting?
Preoccupation with European recovery
Focus on Far East with the Chinese Civil War
Expectation that military dictators couldn’t maintain stability in Latin America
All of the above
None
3.
Which of the following was not a reason the US became involved in Guatemalan politics in the 1950s?
Communist takeover by Arbenz
Guatemalan reforms including progressive taxation
Expropriation of United Fruit Company property
All of the above
None
4.
Which of the following was not a reason for the breakdown of US-Cuban relations by 1960?
The Bay of Pigs invasion
Nationalization of American property in Cuba
American rejection of Castro’s overtures to Washington
Soviet offer of support
None
5.
What were some of the problems with the Alliance for Progress?
US plans undermined vested interests in Latin America
Plan only offered long-term solution, rather than quick fix
Challenges tying aid to political reform
All of the above
None
6.
In which states did the US militarily intervene or backed local military coups during the Cold War
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Brazil
All of the above
None
7.
Which Chilean leader did the US oppose in the early 1970s?
Che Guevara
Augusto Pinochet
Salvador Allende
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
None
8.
Which of the following best reflects economic relations between the US and Latin America?
The percentage of US direct investment increased between the 1950s and 1980s
Latin America experienced economic “take off” in the early 1980s
The percentage of US exports to Latin America declined between the 1950s and 1990s
All of the above
None
9.
Why did Latin American economic dependency on the US continue in the 1990s?
Disparity in per capita GDP
US investment in the region remained higher than that of other trading partners
US retained preponderant political influence in the region
All of the above
None
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