AP World History Chapter 32
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With respect to religion, the vast majority of Latin Americans

With respect to religion, the vast majority of Latin Americans 



A) are still nominally Roman Catholics.
B) practice religions brought with slave populations from Africa.
C) follow indigenous Indian religions that predate the arrival of the Spaniards.
D) have converted to some form of Protestantism.
E) view the Catholic Church as a symbol of oppression.






Answer: A

The percentage of Latin American people living in cities is

The percentage of Latin American people living in cities is 




A) greater than Western Europe.
B) less than Asia.
C) less than Africa.
D) less than Europe, but greater than Africa and Asia.
E) about the same as in the United States






Answer: D

Which of the following types of population movement was NOT typical of Latin Am in the late twentieth century

Which of the following types of population movement was NOT typical of Latin Am in the late twentieth century 



A) movement of labor across international boundaries in Latin America
B) movement of labor from Latin America to the u.s.
C) flight of political refugees
D) movement of population away from the cities to the countryside
E) movement of populations into large urban areas






Answer: D

Which of the following statements concerning Latin American population is most accurate

Which of the following statements concerning Latin American population is most accurate 




A) Between 1950 and 1985, Latin American population remained stagnant due to poor health conditions and constant internal warfare.
B) Despite improvements, Latin America's population continued to increase more slowly than that of North America.
C) Almost all population increase in Latin America can be attributed to immigration of European laborers.
D) Since 1950, Latin American population has more than doubled, while North American population has grown more slowly.
E) the diffusion of the Latin American people into the United States has virtually ceased.






Answer: D

Which of the following statements concerning women in Latin American politics and society is most accurate

Which of the following statements concerning women in Latin American politics and society is most accurate 




A) Nowhere in Latin America did women achieve the right to vote before 1955.
B) Women tended to join the national political parties, where traditional prejudices against women in public life limited their ability to influence programs.
C) Women continued to be excluded from the Latin American industrialized labor force, although they played a major role in agricultural production.
D) By the mid-1980s, Latin American women continued to hold social and political status more similar to other areas of the Third World than western Europe and North America.
E) Women were unwilling to challenge traditions that kept them out of the political arena.





Answer: B

What led to the U.S. return to more aggressive policies including direct military intervention following World War ill

What led to the U.S. return to more aggressive policies including direct military intervention following World War ill 



A) the desire to contain communism and the Cold War
B) the discovery of uranium in Mexico
C) the increasing intervention of Japan into Latin American economies
D) the alliance of many Latin American countries with fascist governments during the war
E) the need to prevent human rights violations






Answer: A

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the progress of democratization in Latin America during the 1980s

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the progress of democratization in Latin America during the 1980s 





A) Despite return to democratic government in many Latin American countries, problems with populist movements, threats from military leaders, inflation, and the drug trade weakened the new regimes.
B) Once democratic governments were restored in much of Latin America, the influence of the u.s. in the region began to wane.
C) The return of democracy to Latin America was so universal that military governments ceased to exist.
D) Democratic governments in the 19805 ceased to be troubled by the existence of leftist, guerrilla movements.
E) Democratic governments resulted in better living conditions in all Latin American countries.







Answer: A

Which of the following statements concerning military governments in Latin America after 1960 is most accurate

Which of the following statements concerning military governments in Latin America after 1960 is most accurate 




A) Military governments tended to favor labor and the working classes at the expense of the traditional oligarchy.
B) Political repression and torture were often used to silence critics.
C) None of the military governments were successful in introducing social or economic reforms.
D) Military governments were uniformly surrogates for conservatives in Latin American society.
E) Military governments reestablished order and then held democratic elections.





Answer: B

The emergence within the Roman Catholic hierarchy of a combination of theology and socialist principles in an effort to bring about improved conditions for the poor was called

The emergence within the Roman Catholic hierarchy of a combination of theology and socialist principles in an effort to bring about improved conditions for the poor was called 




A) "liberation theology."
B) "socialism in one country."
C) "Tierra y Liberated.'
D) the "communist primer."
E) the "counter-reformation. "





Answer: A

The revolutionary government of Cuba traded economic dependency on the U.S. for

The revolutionary government of Cuba traded economic dependency on the U.S. for 




A) economic autonomy with a successful program of industrialization.
B) increasing political and economic ties with Japan.
C) increasing economic dependency on the Soviet Union.
D) a significant share of the world's petroleum market.
E) a new prosperity tied to tourism.






Answer: C


Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outcome of the Cuban revolution

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outcome of the Cuban revolution 



A) Despite the successful overthrow of Batista, the revolutionary government failed to enact significant reforms in the plantation economy.
B) The revolutionary government eventually announced its adoption of Marxist-Leninist leanings, broke off relations with the U.S., and introduced sweeping socialist reforms.
C) The largely liberal government that resulted from the revolution returned to the constitution of 1940 and closer relationships with the u.s.
D) After a brief sojourn in the U.S., Batista was able to return to power with the support of the U.S. military.
E) The Cuban Revolution produced a short-lived Marxist state.







Answer: B
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