Chapter 23 cont.

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No fewer than a dozen quilombo (_________) revolts occurred in Brazil's Bahia during 1807-1828, revolts which militias found difficult to crush, given their conditions.

Independent settlements in the interior..

The ambitious plans of Chile's president José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández fell apart as soon as 1891, due to:

A coup against him, led by conservative landowners, and his subsequent suicide..

As a result of Mexico's defeat by the US in 1848, Santa Anna was forced to surrender everything north of the Rio Grande and Gila Rivers, in exchange for 18 million dollars and ___________.

A promise of US protection from further Comanche raids on Mexico..

In __________, nearly one-third of the population consisted of immigrants, a share much higher than at any time in the United States.

Argentina

When the _________ in 1849 authorized warships to enter Brazilian waters to intercept slave ships, the importation of slaves virtually ceased.

British

The constitution introduced by Dom Pedro I of Brazil in 1823:

Concentrated powers in the emperor's hands..

A(n) _________ consortium had begun gigantic earth-moving work to build a Panama Canal in 1879, but as a result of landslides, flooding, tropical diseases, and engineering disputes, it finally went bankrupt in 1888.

French

During his short tenure as the Republic of Mexico's second president, in 1829, Vicente Guerrero:

Officially abolished slavery..

When they entered Mexico City in 1915, Álvaro Obregón and his Constitutionalists were:

Opposed to Emiliano Zapata's land redistribution policy..

Coffee, rubber, and sugar exports yielded high profits and taxes in Brazil until 1896, when:

Overproduction of coffee resulted in diminishing returns..

The ______ loss of the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) resulted in the annexation of some of its territory and mines, together with the destruction wrought by the enemy's troops.

Peruvian

When Latin American republics declared their independence, the Popes in Rome:

Refused to recognize their independence, concerned with the power of naming bishops..

The economies of most Latin American nations, with the exception of Argentina and Peru, were characterized by a ___________ in the late 1800s.

Reliance on one commodity only and a lack of diversification..

Contrary to expectations, wages for laborers in Latin America ____________ in the 1800s.

Remained low, because ethnic discrimination and racism trumped market

Spurred by the development of European politics and influenced by waves of immigrants from Spain and Italy, two major urban opposition parties took shape in 1890s Argentina, the Radical Party and the __________.

Socialists

By the early 1900s, virtually the only supporters of Porfirio Díaz were:

Technocrat administrators, the científicos, who were aging themselves

Simón Bolívar was deeply impressed in 1804 when he witnessed:

The coronation of Napoleon as emperor in Paris..

By 1810, when the first independence movements were formed in the viceroyalty of La Plata, the porteños were:

The correct answer was: c. Creoles living in Buenos Aires who favored independence from Spain..

In 1811, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla:

Was captured and executed by loyal Spanish forces..

In urban areas, ________ frequently ran shops, managed markets, were proprietors of cantinas, and performed a host of skilled and unskilled jobs, particularly in the textile and food trades.

Women


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