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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. Instead of hospitals and schools, what did the oil boom of Ecuador bring to the country?

2. What company owns Brazilian iron?

3. For what industry is the USA most dependent on foreign imports?

4. How long did it take to squander the nitrate deposits in Peru?

5. Which country has the best chance of establishing a Common Market of Latin America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, once prosperous, is Paraguay today an extremely poor and backward country?

2. Why is it ironic that Haiti is the world's chief producer of baseballs?

3. Why hasn't the industrialization of Latin American benefitted the countries?

4. Why did the USA begin to take over interests in Latin America?

5. What country holds most of Latin America's loans, and what percentage does this country hold?

6. How does the international market separate buyers?

7. After Latin America was liberated from Spain, what country inherited its reins?

8. Who was General Velasco Alvarado and what did he do?

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

10. How does Latin America compensate for the low prices of its exports?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the beginnings of the conquest of Latin America. What factors led the Spanish to finance Columbus's trip? What were the results of that voyage? What were the missions of Cortez and Pizarro? How did the natives react to the invasion? What were the factors in the defeat of the great civilizations of Latin America?

Essay Topic 2

Think about the phrase "History repeats itself." Do you think history really repeat itself? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your argument. Include specific cases in Latin American history.

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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