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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. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?

2. In Haiti, what does the rainbow symbolize?

3. What states, originally belonging to Mexico, did the USA claim?

4. Concerning petroleum, where is the most money to be made?

5. Who was Tupac Amaru?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the factors in the conquistadors' victory over the native peoples of America?

2. Who were the miners of Minas Gerais, and where did they come from?

3. What were some of the major accomplishments, etc, that Latin American sugar and slave trade contributed to directly?

4. What is a "pongo"?

5. Compare modern-day Potosi to the silver-rush Potosi.

6. What drove Spain to finance Columbus' expedition?

7. How did the USA attempt to discourage the world market from purchasing oil from Brazil?

8. What is "expropriation"?

9. How did the USA attempt to derail the Brazilian oil market?

10. What is silicosis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is protectionism? Has Latin American employed protectionism as a policy? Why or why not? What country or countries, according to the author, are the shining example of protectionism? How does protectionism work (or not work) as an economic policy?

Essay Topic 2

Why has the USA historically benefited by "not being important," while Latin America's fate has been seal by its importance? What kinds of resources are found in Latin America that are not found in the USA? In the beginning, how was the colonization of the USA different from the colonization of Latin America? Name radical differences in the economic policies of the USA and Latin America.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one section of the novel to research in depth. Create a 5+ page research paper detailing all the events of the section. Be sure to explain why the section has been included in the novel and how it pertains to the work as a whole

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