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Which best describes the successes and challenges of modern-day Mexico?

A
It has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains.
B
It has eradicated government corruption and poverty, but economic growth has been stagnant and the middle class remains small.
C
It has expanded the economy and increased global trade, but the middle class remains small and an individual’s rights have diminished.
D
It has dealt with high level government corruption and drug cartel violence, but an individual’s rights and the middle class have decreased.
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The main reason Cárdenas nationalized Mexico’s oil industry was to

A
curtail foreign investment in this key resource.
B
end corruption within private oil businesses.
C
enable the country to get direct benefit from its vast supplies.
D
better protect the environment and land in the country.
3

Which actions did Fidel Castro take in Cuba after creating a communist system in 1959? Select four options.He banned free health care for all citizens.He repressed the civil liberties of all citizens.He turned to capitalism to grow the economy.He nationalized the Cuban economy.He banned all travel to and from the country.He forbade the selling of private property.He prohibited free press in the country.

A
He banned free health care for all citizens.
B
He repressed the civil liberties of all citizens.
C
He turned to capitalism to grow the economy.
D
He nationalized the Cuban economy.
E
He banned all travel to and from the country.
F
He forbade the selling of private property.
G
He prohibited free press in the country.
5

NaturalizationNationalizationReferendumIndustrialization

A
Naturalization
B
Nationalization
C
Referendum
D
Industrialization
6

Mexico experienced a series of liberal reforms in the 1860s instituted by

A
Santa Anna.
B
Benito Juarez.
C
Porfirio Diaz.
D
Lázaro Cárdenas.
7

Many Latin American countries in the twentieth century turned to

A
democracy and autocracy.
B
monarchy and self-government.
C
communism and socialism.
D
fascism and despotism.
8

Which best describes how Mexican leaders sought to protect democratic rule after the country’s revolution?

A
They restricted foreign investment.
B
They provided free education.
C
They passed worker protection laws.
D
They approved a new constitution.
9

After being elected president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez

A
sought to introduce capitalism similar to the United States.
B
strengthened ties with democracies like the United States.
C
strengthened ties with communist countries like Cuba.
D
sought to introduce communism similar to Cuba.
10

Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 helped the working class by

A
forcing businesses to pay a living wage.
B
improving education in rural areas.
C
protecting the right to strike.
D
restricting employment of foreigners.

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