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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Contemporary Structure of Plunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rationalization was used by the conquerors who enslaved the native populations?
(a) They would share the wealth with the Indians eventually.
(b) They declared the Indians owed them labor because of their defeat in the war.
(c) They claimed the Indians enjoyed the work.
(d) They denied that Indians had souls, and therefore were no better than beasts of burden.

2. What resource replaced nitrate as Chile's main export?
(a) Copper.
(b) Steel.
(c) Wool.
(d) Gold.

3. How did American interests in Venezuelan crude oil attempt to derail the Brazilian crude oil economy?
(a) They rated Brazilian crude oil a "C".
(b) They tried to blackmail the USSR into only using Venezuelan oil.
(c) They attempted a blockade of the Brazilian coastline.
(d) They created a conflict with the Brazilian government.

4. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?
(a) The Agrarian Revolution.
(b) The Agricultural Division Act.
(c) The Statute of the Peon.
(d) The Latafundios Abolition Act.

5. What does Alcoa stand for?
(a) The Aluminum Company of America.
(b) The Arbitrary Concerns of America.
(c) The Andean Living Confederates of America.
(d) The Argentine Life Coalition of America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of Latin American loans are provided by the USA?

2. What resources caused the boom of the Minas Gerais region?

3. In the 1890s, Chile's dependence on Great Britain was comparable to what other colonized country?

4. Especially in Guatemala, what is the structure of the labor force visibly identified with?

5. What was the significance of the land the USA purchased from Brazil?

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