Challenges in South America

Question 1

The political affiliation of Chile’s president in 1970, Salvador Allende, is best described as

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socialist.

Question 2

Which best describes the actions of military leaders in Argentina toward people who disagreed with their policies and became known as los Desaparecidos?

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The military kidnapped and murdered them.

Question 3

The conflict in Argentina known as the Dirty War occurred in the

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1970s and 1980s.

Question 4

Which did the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo do? Select three responses.increase populist programssupport the governmentcampaign for human rightschallenge government powerfight for truth and democracy

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campaign for human rights; challenge government power; fight for truth and democracy

Question 5

Why were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo upset with Argentina’s military government?

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Their children were missing.

Question 6

A junta is defined as

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a small group that controls the government.

Question 7

Following the end of military rule, Brazil created

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a new constitution.

Question 8

The graph shows Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP).

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It rose a great deal.

Question 9

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo wore white head scarves as

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a symbol of peace.

Question 10

A result of Salvador Allende’s presidency in Chile was

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an economic crisis.

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