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Question 42 • World History: Issues and Patterns

As president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet

Answer
A
improved business and the economy.
B
committed human rights violations.
C
stopped human rights violations.
D
increased populist programs.

Explanation

Pinochet ruled Chile as a military dictator from 1973 to 1990. His government imprisoned, tortured, and killed people it viewed as opponents, so he committed serious human rights violations. Economic changes occurred during his rule, but the choice that describes his well-known record of repression is “committed human rights violations.”

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