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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 law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?

2. What resource was at the center of the city of Potosi's prosperity?

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

4. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?

5. How much of the native population of Latin American died of diseases contracted from the invaders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must the USA import so many raw materials from abroad?

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

3. What illegal activity costs Brazil upwards of $100 million a year?

4. Who was Emiliano Zapata and what did he accomplish?

5. What is silicosis?

6. What was discovered in the Minas Gerais region?

7. What caused the War of the Pacific, 1879-1893?

8. Describe some of the technological accomplishments of the original inhabitants of Latin American--the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs.

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

10. What is "expropriation"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Who was Tupac Amaru? What were his ties to ancient Latin America? What causes did he champion? How did he meet his end?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one Latin American revolutionary to explore. Who was this person? What country did he belong to? What major issues did he represent? What is the current public opinions of this person? What are the author's opinions of this person? What are your opinions of this person? Be sure to use properly cited quotations from the text.

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