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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fidel advise Perkins never to do?

2. What was MAIN's key to helping the United States obtain dominance in Indonesia?

3. What did Perkins have to remind himself of at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Why did Indonesia become a communist country?

5. In Chapter 4, who was the President of the World Bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did President Torrijos want to build, and who did he want to finance the project?

2. What led the Saudis to implement an embargo on oil in 1974?

3. How did the United States appear innocent in the ruin of less developed countries?

4. What did the people who lived in the slums of Panama think of America?

5. How did the conversation with Rasy's friends influence Perkins?

6. What is corporatocracy?

7. Describe Perkins' interaction with Rasy's friends at the coffeehouse.

8. Describe Perkin's experience with the puppet master.

9. What is the significance of The United Fruit Company?

10. What was life like in the Canal Zone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perkins met many world leaders through his job at MAIN. Which leader do you believe was the most effective for his or her country? Why did you select this leader? Select two additional leaders and compare and contrast their leadership. The elements you should examine are his or her view of the United States, the political system they believed in, which economic demographic they fought for, etc. Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of OPEC. Why did OPEC form and who made up the organization? Discuss the influence OPEC had over the United States including any restrictions it placed on the country.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one person who influenced Perkins' decision to leave MAIN. How did that person help Perkins realize his work with MAIN was unethical? Can Perkins' change be traced to one specific person? Why or why not? Finally, choose one event that helped Perkins make the decision to leave MAIN. How did this event affect Perkins?

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