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

2. What does Galeano say are his most favorable review of the books?

3. What does Alcoa stand for?

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

5. For what sporting good is Haiti the chief producer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is most of the USA's investment in Latin America concentrated?

2. Why was the nitrate industry in Latin America abruptly halted?

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

4. How does the international market separate buyers?

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

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

7. Why do Latin American governments do nothing about all their funds flowing into foreign banks?

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

9. How have foreign loans kept Latin America indebted to foreigners?

10. Why is Latin America unable to expand its trade horizon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

"The internal market, limited by the poverty of the masses, cannot sustain the development of manufacturers beyond certain limits" (p. 169). How is this quote applicable again and again in Latin American history? Find three situations where this quote proves true, and unpack the reasons why.

Essay Topic 3

South America took the brunt of foreign interest ever since Columbus landed, but how was Central America drawn into the fray? What Central American exports continue to be of value to the international market? How was the land in Central America seized? Who is William Walker and what was his role in Central America? What was the situation in Nicaragua, and who was Jorge Ubico?

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