Chapter 18 Self-test questions

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1. Who was the dictator of Nicaragua, forced into exile in July 1979?

Trujillo correct incorrect

Batista correct incorrect

Noriega correct incorrect

Somoza correct incorrect

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2. In which Latin American country was the 'Tupac Amaru' guerrilla movement active in the 1980s?

Nicaragua correct incorrect

Peru correct incorrect

Mexico correct incorrect

El Salvador correct incorrect

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3. Who was elected President of El Salvador in Mach 1982?

Jose Napoleon Duarte correct incorrect

Roberto d'Aubuisso correct incorrect

Oscar Romero correct incorrect

Alfredo Cristiani correct incorrect

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4. Who was the US National Security Adviser forced to resign over the Iran-Contra scandal?

Oliver North correct incorrect

Frank Carlucci correct incorrect

John Poindexter correct incorrect

Robert McFarlane correct incorrect

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5. What was codenamed 'Operation Just Cause'?

US invasion of Grenada in 1983 correct incorrect

US assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua correct incorrect

US aid to Duarte in the 1984 El Salvador election correct incorrect

US invasion of Panama in December 1990 correct incorrect