Latin American Reform Quiz 100%

The main reason Cárdenas nationalized Mexico's oil industry was to- curtail foreign investment in this key resource. end corruption within private oil businesses. enable the country to get direct benefit from its vast supplies. better protect the environment and land in the country.

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

What type of ideology has gained popularity throughout Latin America? communism fascism conservatism liberalism

liberalism

he Venezuelan people gave Hugo Chavez a referendum to rewrite their constitution and implement a democracy. socialism. communism. a dictatorship.

socialism

After being elected president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez- sought to introduce capitalism similar to the United States. strengthened ties with democracies like the United States. strengthened ties with communist countries like Cuba. sought to introduce communism similar to Cuba.

strengthened ties with communist countries like Cuba.

After Cuba lost economic aid from the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro turned to other communist countries for help. changed the country's system of government. encouraged the United States to invest in the country. allowed some economic reforms to occur.

allowed some economic reforms to occur

Many Latin American countries in the twentieth century turned to democracy and autocracy. monarchy and self-government. communism and socialism. fascism and despotism.

communism and socialism.

Mexico experienced a series of liberal reforms in the 1860s instituted by Santa Anna. Benito Juarez. Porfirio Diaz. Lázaro Cárdenas.

Benito Juarez

Which best describes the successes and challenges of modern-day Mexico? It has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains. It has eradicated government corruption and poverty, but economic growth has been stagnant and the middle class remains small. It has expanded the economy and increased global trade, but the middle class remains small and an individual's rights have diminished. It has dealt with high-level government corruption and drug cartel violence, but an individual's rights and the middle class have decreased.

It has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains.

Which best describes how Mexican leaders sought to protect democratic rule after the country's revolution? They restricted foreign investment. They provided free education. They passed worker protection laws. They approved a new constitution.

They approved a new constitution

Who were two leaders of the rebel army during the Mexican Revolution? Villa and Diaz. Zapata and Diaz. Villa and Madero. Zapata and Villa.

Zapata and Villa.