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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. In 1975, how many times greater was Latin America's external debt than in 1968?

2. What does the Volkswagen affiliate in Sweden do for every car it sells?

3. Why does Galeano claim to have written this book?

4. Who was the person to coin the phrase "knowledge is power"?

5. How many votes does Latin America have in the World Bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has the nationalization of oil been beneficial for Venezuela?

2. Why does Galeano believe torture exists in Latin American dictatorships?

3. How does the international market separate buyers?

4. What are "negative lists"?

5. How, in Argentina, are political and economic revolutionaries dealt with?

6. Why did the Argentine financial center move to Buenos Aires?

7. Without what, according to the author, would the USA not have been able to become independent?

8. What is Latin America's chief export?

9. How did Bolivia achieve general amnesty?

10. According to the author, how do Latin American countries still identify themselves?

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

Choose three major Latin American exports and examine their histories according to the text. Which countries export the products? Which countries purchase the products? How do the products play into the international market? Be sure to relate the histories according to the author.

Essay Topic 3

Slavery, today a moral abomination, has historically been a means to an end. What part did slavery play in the colonization of Latin America? How were slaves used for the import/export business of Latin America, run by Europeans? To what major historical events did slavery contribute? Is there slavery in Latin America today?

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