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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 1968, what product did Uruguay agree to limit so the country could receive goods under the US agricultural surplus law?

2. What area of Latin America was specifically photographed by a US geological survey?

3. In Brazil, what was Law 56,570, passed on July 6, 1965?

4. What street took the place of Lombard Street in Latin America?

5. What does Alcoa stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Brazil's relationship to Paraguay?

4. How does the international market separate buyers?

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

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

7. What are "negative lists"?

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

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

10. What is Latin America's chief export?

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

The author has a powerful point of view throughout the text. Choose three specific instances that you feel the author is making his voice clear. What are his opinions throughout the work? How are is points effective for the reader?

Essay Topic 3

What was the War of the Triple Alliance? Why was the war fought, and who were the aggressors? Who or whom financed the war? What were the international implications of the war? What did the war do to Paraguay?

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