Latin American Reform

Question 1

After being elected president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez

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strengthened ties with communist countries like Cuba.

Question 2

Porfirio Diaz and Santa Anna each led Mexico after independence as

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dictators.

Question 3

The main reason Cárdenas nationalized Mexico’s oil industry was to

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enable the country to get direct benefit from its vast supplies.

Question 4

After Cuba lost economic aid from the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro

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allowed some economic reforms to occur.

Question 5

Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz inspired a revolution in 1910 by using his power to

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limit democracy and freedoms.

Question 6

Many Latin American countries in the twentieth century turned to

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communism and socialism.

Question 7

The Venezuelan people gave Hugo Chavez a referendum to rewrite their constitution and implement

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socialism.

Question 8

Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 helped the working class by

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protecting the right to strike.

Question 9

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

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They approved a new constitution.

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