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Challenges in South America — Unit test Answers

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What led to the Philippine-American War in 1899?

A
The Philippine people opposed the US ruling over them.
B
The US wanted to make the Philippines a US territory.
C
The Philippines had supported Spain in the Spanish-American War.
D
The US invaded the Philippines to control their sugar production.
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In chronological order, Mexico’s leaders after its independence in 1821 and before its revolution in 1910 were

A
Porfirio Diaz, Benito Juarez, and Santa Anna.
B
Santa Anna, Benito Juarez, and Porfirio Diaz.
C
Benito Juarez, Porfirio Diaz, and Lázaro Cárdenas.
D
Santa Anna, Benito Juarez, and Lázaro Cárdenas.
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Which best explains how the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) maintained power in Mexico for many years?

A
It defeated opposition parties by controlling congress and using election fraud.
B
It ruled so well that people prospered and opposing parties did not succeed.
C
It acted like a dictatorship and jailed those who opposed the way they ruled.
D
It offered the working class many benefits and kept dissension to a minimum.
4

Which event sparked extremist Hutus to incite genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda?

A
a new democratic government
B
civil war started by the Tutsis
C
the death of the Rwandan president
D
a peace agreement that the Tutsis refused to sign
5

As president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet

A
improved business and the economy.
B
improved business and the economy.
C
committed human rights violations.
D
committed human rights violations.
E
increased populist programs.
F
increased populist programs.
G
stopped human rights violations.
H
stopped human rights violations.
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A
1985
B
1990
C
1995
D
2000
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Which explains how the economic situation in Chile in 1980 affected its government?

A
Chile’s improving economy led to the government overthrowing a military junta.
B
Chile’s worsening economy led to the government electing a socialist president.
C
Chile’s worsening economy led to the government being overthrown by a military junta.
D
Chile’s improving economy led to the government launching populist programs.
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Fidel Castro led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 and created a government based on

A
democratic principles.
B
a communist dictatorship.
C
socialist ideals.
D
a republic model.
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A
Nigeria
B
Ghana
C
Kenya
D
Rwanda
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Why did Singapore secede from Malaysia?

A
Its primarily Chinese population was facing threats and conflict from the Malay majority of the country.
B
It felt that the Malaysian government was not doing enough to preserve Chinese history and culture in the country.
C
Communist rebels in Malaysia were continuously trying to force Chinese citizens to relocate to China.
D
Chinese citizens in Malaysia did not approve of the way Malaysia won independence from France.
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A
1910
B
1915
C
1920
D
1925
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Which group attempted insurgency against the newly independent Philippine government?

A
Christians
B
Hindus
C
Muslims
D
Buddhists
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Read the passage from a speech by President Harry Truman.It has been the repeated declaration of the legislative and executive branches of the Government of the United States of America that full independence would be granted the Philippines as soon as the people of the Philippines were prepared to assume this obligation…the people of the Philippines have clearly demonstrated their capacity for self-government…–Proclamation of Philippines Independence,July 4, 1946

A
show they would be able to govern themselves
B
declare their independence from the U.S. government
C
state that they wanted to assume the obligation of independence
D
function as an independent nation for a probationary period
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What did the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo do in response to the actions of the military government in Argentina?

A
They held protests and demanded answers.
B
They started riots and demanded justice.
C
They held protests and demanded welfare.
D
They started riots and demanded answers.
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What of the following characterized Ghana after 1992?

A
a return to a one-party system of government
B
an economy based solely on industry
C
an increase in government instability
D
advances in education and human services

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