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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 does Perkins believe makes people feel that God only wants certain people at the top?
3. Who was Omar Torrijos?
4. When did Indonesia gain independence?
5. Whom did United Fruit enlist to help stage a coup?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did President Torrijos want to build, and who did he want to finance the project?
2. How did the United States appear innocent in the ruin of less developed countries?
3. Describe the role of OPEC.
4. What led the Saudis to implement an embargo on oil in 1974?
5. What did Perkins dream about his last night in Indonesia?
6. What is the significance of The United Fruit Company?
7. What did the people who lived in the slums of Panama think of America?
8. Describe Perkins' interaction with Rasy's friends at the coffeehouse.
9. What did Saudi Arabia's oil embargo cause the United States to realize?
10. What were the two objectives of economic hit men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is an economic hit man? Is it an effective means of destroying a country? Why or why not? Describe the process Perkins followed when he destroyed a lesser developed country. Why does Perkins believe he was a good economic hit man? Cite examples from the book to explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Perkins worked with several countries in the Middle East. Choose two countries and compare and contrast the ways the countries influenced the way the world uses oil. What was the each country's relationship with the United States? Cite examples from the book to explain your answers.
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