After World War II, many Latin American nations suffered economic difficulties because of...
overdependence on foreign nations and a dramatic increase in population.
Latin American ____ were strongly influenced by international styles after World War II.
art and literature
Early in the twentieth century, the government of ___ was dominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Mexico
What significant event occurred on January 1, 1959?
Cuba's government was overthrown by Castro's forces.
Revolutionary leader Ch� Guevara was killed while fighting in which nation?
Bolivia
The Sandinistas lost power to _____ after free elections in 1990.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Working-class people supported Juan Per�n because he...
encouraged the growth of labor unions and increased job benefits.
The military conflict over the Falkland Islands in 1982 involved...
Great Britain and Argentina
General ___ overthrew Salvador Allende to become military dictator of Chile in 1973.
Augusto Pinochet
The government of ____ has been heavily influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production.
Colombia
Which of the following Latin American nations has suffered instability due to the international drug trade?
Colombia
As an art form, magic realism is characterized by...
a combination of realistic events and fantastic backgrounds.
In the late 1970's, vast new oil reserves were discovered in which nation?
Mexico
On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro's forces overthrew the government led by...
Fulgencio Batista
After which of the following events did the United States break diplomatic relations with Cuba?
Cuba receiving aid from the Soviet Union and arms from Eastern Europe.
Which U.S. president was in office during the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
___ overthrew the government of Nicaragua, but later lost control of the country in free elections.
the Sandinistas
Alejandro Toledo was the first Native American, freely elected president of which nation?
Peru
The term "cooperative" refers to...
a farm owned and operated by a group of peasant workers.
The Peruvian guerrilla group Shining Path received support from which nation?
China