Latin America after Independence

Question 1

What advantages did political stability bring to Argentina, as opposed to less stable nations in Latin America? Select three choices. increased importspopulation growthincreased exportsnew infrastructureEuropean aid

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population growth; increased exports; new infrastructure

Question 2

What is the most likely reason Mexican citizens had conflicting views of Porfirio Diaz’s rule?

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He limited citizens’ freedoms, but he also increased foreign investments and improved infrastructure.

Question 3

If Haiti had more political stability, it is most likely that it would also have

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a stronger economy.

Question 4

In 1910, after many years of political instability, people in Mexico

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rose up in revolution.

Question 5

Which best describes the relationship between Haiti’s political instability and the natural disasters it has faced?

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A weak government is poorly prepared to handle the demands of a crisis such as a natural disaster.

Question 6

The US and Europe intervened in Mexico’s politics primarily because of

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fears that Mexico’s instability would affect their own interests.

Question 7

Many people in both Haiti and the US reacted negatively to the US intervention in Haiti. What could the US have done to avoid this reaction?

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The US could have used less force to exert its influence.

Question 8

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unstable

Question 9

Newly independent nations in Latin America relied on goods and services from the US and Europe because

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Latin American economies still were based on agriculture.

Question 10

How did reforms during the 1860s affect Mexico?

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They failed to make Mexico more stable.

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