Chapter 4 Quiz

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. Which of the following was NOT a policy prescribed by Latin American adherents of positivism and social Darwinism?

Reducing exports in order to increase domestic consumption and living standards correct incorrect

Imposing social order by centralizing government and professionalizing the military and police correct incorrect

Attracting foreign investment, especially in infrastructure correct incorrect

Attracting immigrants from racially superior countries in Europe correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the so-called “Conquest of the Desert” in Argentina?

It exemplifies the violent and coercive aspects of late-century liberalism, positivism, and social Darwinism correct incorrect

It paralleled contemporary events taking place in the interior of North America at the same time correct incorrect

It shows how new scientific environmental-management techniques improved crop yields correct incorrect

It was linked to the extension of the railroad into once-inaccessible frontier areas correct incorrect

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. Porfirio Díaz’s economic policies included all of the following EXCEPT

Adopting the gold standard to stabilize the value of the Mexican peso correct incorrect

Cracking down on corruption correct incorrect

Using legal and tax instruments to reassure domestic and foreign investors correct incorrect

Encouraging domestic manufacturing through a protective tariff and tax and patent policies, making Mexico the most industrialized country in Latin America correct incorrect

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This image from 1914 Rio is indicative of

The inherent instability of early-twentieth-century Brazil due to military coups correct incorrect

The efforts by the Brazilian military to professionalize its armed forces correct incorrect

The wholly unique design of military uniforms in Brazil’s First Republic correct incorrect

The lack of cadet discipline at the new Brazilian military academies correct incorrect

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. The modernization of Chile’s military in the late nineteenth century drew heavily upon the ______ model by unifying the dysfunctional command structure.

Your response

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. Which of these countries were targeted by foreign investors due to their fast growth and stability in the late nineteenth century? (Select all that apply)

Argentina correct incorrect

Peru correct incorrect

Ecuador correct incorrect

Brazil correct incorrect

Mexico correct incorrect

Chile correct incorrect

Uruguay correct incorrect

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. The rise of department stores in Latin America exemplifies all of the following EXCEPT

The spread of a consumer society from the elite to the middle classes correct incorrect

The persistence of traditional gender and social norms despite the pressures of modern capitalism correct incorrect

The growing divergence between the dynamic major cities and the undeveloped countryside correct incorrect

The adaptation of North Atlantic models by Latin Americans correct incorrect

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. Immigration to Argentina

Led to the creation of a new Turkish-inspired dialect on the docks of Buenos Aires correct incorrect

Largely excluded Jews due to racist immigration policies correct incorrect

Saw a decline in Spanish immigrants from previous periods correct incorrect

Was believed to be positive by certain elites as it would “whiten” the population correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about Chinese immigration to Peru is FALSE?

A distinctive Chinatown had emerged in Lima by the end of the nineteenth century correct incorrect

Chinese workers were often tricked by manipulative recruiters to labor in Latin America correct incorrect

Women constituted roughly 20 percent of Chinese immigrants correct incorrect

Immigrants often faced racism and violence from native Peruvians correct incorrect

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. The consequences of banana cultivation in Honduras included all of the following EXCEPT

The deep involvement of the foreign fruit companies in Honduran politics correct incorrect

The construction of modern infrastructure connecting the banana enclaves to the coast correct incorrect

Deforestation, flooding, and biodiversity loss correct incorrect

Enriching the local landowning elite correct incorrect

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. The reach of the United Fruit Company (UFCo) in Central America was compared unfavorably to

An eagle correct incorrect

An octopus correct incorrect

A howler monkey correct incorrect

A tarantula correct incorrect

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. The impact of the growth of railroads in Brazil included all of the following EXCEPT

Displacing small farmers from their land correct incorrect

The progressive weakening of the Brazilian state’s power relative to foreign investors correct incorrect

Reorienting the dynamic heart of Brazilian slavery from the northeast to the south of the country correct incorrect

Spurring immigration from Japan to Brazil correct incorrect

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The railroad bridge in Peru pictured here demonstrates

The relative ease of adapting rail travel to the Andes correct incorrect

The role of native hardwoods in the construction of rail bridges correct incorrect

The role of railroads in unifying the northern and southern parts of the country correct incorrect

The additional cost and engineering considerations needed to construct railroads in the Andes correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship between Great Britain and Argentina at the turn of the twentieth century?

World War I irrevocably disrupted diplomatic relations between the two nations correct incorrect

Argentina became a major exporter of beef and mutton to Great Britain thanks to new refrigeration technology correct incorrect

Great Britain occasionally “dumped” surplus mutton into the Buenos Aires market, causing prices to collapse correct incorrect

The two countries lacked telegraph communication until World War II correct incorrect

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. Elite women in the Age of Progress stepped into the public sphere through

Receiving appointments to posts in municipal governments correct incorrect

Leading charity organizations to help the poor and immigrants correct incorrect

Organizing to protest divorce laws correct incorrect

Establishing religious schools to inculcate Catholic values in an increasingly secular age correct incorrect