After independence, Latin American nations

After independence, Latin American nations

(A) emancipated women and granted them rights denied during colonial times.
(B) ended legal systems of discrimination but strong social barriers persisted.
(C) gave Indians the right to reclaim their lost lands.
(D) prohibited educational opportunities for women and Indians.
(E) saw increased conflict between the old, landed elite and the commercial middle classes.

Answer: B

Brazil was different than most Latin American nations in the 19th century for all of these reasons EXCEPT:

Brazil was different than most Latin American nations in the 19th century for all of these reasons EXCEPT:

(A) it was a monarchy until 1889.
(B) Africans, mestizos, and mulattos outnumbered people of European descent.
(C) Brazil remained a centralist state with few local autonomous institutions.
(D) slavery was only abolished in 1888.
(E) Brazil experienced high immigration from Europe after 1850.

Answer: C

The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

(A) was supported by Europeans eager to acquire lands in Latin America.
(B) supported a return of Latin America to Spanish and Portuguese control.
(C) encouraged European intervention in Latin America.
(D) was initially resented by Latin Americans, who felt the United States was a bully.
(E) was proclaimed by the United States and supported by British navies

Answer: E

What statement about 19th-century Latin American politics is a fact?

What statement about 19th-century Latin American politics is a fact?

(A) Centralists supported local autonomy and states' rights.
(B) Liberals wanted a centralized government with absolute control.
(C) Federalists wanted tax and commercial policies set by local governments.
(D) Conservatives supported equal rights and the franchise for all citizens.
(E) Most Latin Americans were monarchists and wanted royal dynasties.

Answer: C

The new maps and divisions of Latin American countries after 1820 reflected

The new maps and divisions of Latin American countries after 1820 reflected

(A) old Indian languages and cultures.
(B) racial and linguistic divisions.
(C) no relationship to old colonial boundaries.
(D) geographic barriers, the great distances and isolated regions.
(E) years of warfare between the newly independent states.

Answer: D

Throughout Latin America, the Indian population

Throughout Latin America, the Indian population

(A) generally supported the new republican governments.
(B) remained largely outside the national political life.
(C) revolted against Europeans and later the new governments.
(D) acquired rights in some countries but not all.
(E) was indifferent to whoever ruled.

Answer: B

Brazil's independence differed from the rest of Latin America in that it was

Brazil's independence differed from the rest of Latin America in that it was

(A) the result of a successful slave rebellion.
(B) not supported by the locally born European population.
(C) much earlier than the other Latin American revolutions.
(D) declared and led by the Portuguese regent in Brazil, who became emperor.
(E) extremely violent with conflicting armies led by different factions.

Answer: D

Leaders of Latin American independence revolts were generally

Leaders of Latin American independence revolts were generally

(A) monarchists, who wanted monarchs to govern their states.
(B) radicals, who supported the ideas of the French Jacobins.
(C) moderates, who wanted some democratic institutions but feared the masses.
(D) liberals, who wanted universal male suffrage.
(E) conservative republicans, who favored the church and rich landowners.

Answer: C

Haiti's independence differed from other Latin American movements in that

Haiti's independence differed from other Latin American movements in that

(A) it began as a slave revolt against slave owners and led to independence.
(B) the British landed troops to assist with the movement for independence.
(C) the United States supported the Haitians in their revolution with supplies.
(D) France and Napoleon welcomed and recognized Haiti's independence.
(E) Spain supported the movement for independence.

Answer: A

Which group led the independence movements in most of Latin America?

Which group led the independence movements in most of Latin America?

(A) Spanish and Portuguese officials born in the Iberian peninsula
(B) American-born whites or creoles
(C) Indians
(D) Mestizos, or people of mixed Indian and European descent
(E) Mulattos, or people of mixed African and European descent

Answer: B

Which of the following characteristics is most accurately associated with the "centralist" theory of government in Latin America?

Which of the following characteristics is most accurately associated with the "centralist" theory of government in Latin America?

a. Strong national governments with broad powers
b. Fiscal and commercial policies set by regional governments
c. Democracy
d. Multi-party parliamentary governments
e. Recognition of the political rights of Indians and mestizos

Answer: A

Which of the following nations intervened militarily in Mexican politics between 1862 and 1865?

Which of the following nations intervened militarily in Mexican politics between 1862 and 1865?

a. Germany
b. France
c. Britain
d. United States
e. Spain

Answer: B

The agreement following the Mexican-American War in which Mexico ceded about one half of its territory to the United States was the Treaty of

The agreement following the Mexican-American War in which Mexico ceded about one half of its territory to the United States was the Treaty of

a. the Rio Grande.
b. San Antonio.
c. Paris.
d. Atchison-Juárez.
e. Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Answer: E

Simon Bolívar was responsible for the independence movement in

Simon Bolívar was responsible for the independence movement in

a. Guatemala.
b. northern South America.
c. Panama.
d. Argentina.
e. Mexico

Answer: B

What was the impact of the Haitian independence movement on Latin America?

What was the impact of the Haitian independence movement on Latin America?

a. It led to freedom for slaves in Latin America and the United States.
b. It demonstrated the power of Creole elites in leading revolutionary movements.
c. Creole elites viewed it with horror as an example of general social upheaval.
d. It served as a model for national independence movements throughout South and Central America.
e. It led immediately to a general abolition of slavery throughout Latin America.

Answer: C

What nation replaced Spain prior to 1850 as the dominant economic force in Latin America?

What nation replaced Spain prior to 1850 as the dominant economic force in Latin America?

a. Germany
b. Britain
c. Italy
d. United States
e. France

Answer: B

Between 1832 and 1854, who dominated Mexican politics?

Between 1832 and 1854, who dominated Mexican politics?

a. Jose Vasconcelos
b. Father Miguel de Hidalgo
c. Bernardino Rivadavia
d. Antonio López de Santa Anna
e. Benito Juárez

Answer: D

The "dependency theory" of economic development is associated with what political group?

The "dependency theory" of economic development is associated with what political group?

a. Positivists
b. Liberals
c. Marxists
d. Conservatives
e. Monarchists

Answer: C

In what way was Latin America different from other regions that remained outside the direct control of Western imperialism?

In what way was Latin America different from other regions that remained outside the direct control of Western imperialism?

a. Latin America had no economic relationship with the West.
b. During the century of imperialism, Latin America cast off previous colonial controls through revolution.
c. It achieved rapid industrialization through the use of capital from the United States.
d. Unlike other regions, Latin America had no previous political relationship to the West.
e. The ideals of the Enlightenment had little or no impact on Latin America.

Answer: B

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

a. As Spanish power declined, so did the power of the Roman Catholic church.
b. The onset of independence was accompanied by a general trend away from Catholicism toward Protestant religions.
c. While most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism as the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the exclusion of other faiths.
d. Roman Catholicism had been the only state religion during the colonial period, and its status as the only permitted religion remained unchallenged after independence.
e. The defense of the Roman Catholic church became a rallying cry for Latin American Liberals.






Answer: C