Deck 17: No Ones Backyard Anymore Afterward

Question 1

The period when the United State became the leading global power in the Central American region and the Caribbean is best dated around:

A) Around 1823, the year of the Monroe Doctrine
B) Around 1848, with the annexation of Texas after the war with Mexico
C) Around 1898, after the U.S. defeat of Spain
D) Around 1948, as the Cold War unfolded

Answer 1

C

Question 2

How did the U.S. build and obtain control over the Panama Canal?

A) US marines invaded Panama and forced the concession of the Canal Zone in return for ending the occupation
B) Colombia's government approached the United States and offered a lease to the province of Panama to the US in exchange for building the canal
C) The French built the canal and President Roosevelt bought the rights over the zone and the canal during World War I
D) The U.S. provided aid to rebels in Panama to help them break away from Colombia and signed a treaty giving it control over canal zonef the new govenrment

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An early example of democracy promotion combined with military intervention was:

A) Nicaragua from 1928 to 1934, against the guerilla movement led by Augusto Sandino
B) The "Matanza" in El Salvador in 1934 against a peasant insurgency led by the Communist, Faribundo Marti
C) The CIA promoted coup aginst Jacobo Arbenz in 1954 in Guatemala.
D) The invastion of the Dominican Republic in 1965

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In 1968, when the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, it cited a U.S. invasion in 1965 of a Latin American country with 20,000 troops as a precedent for its own invation? Which country?

A) Dominican Republic
B) Nicaragua
C) Guatemala
D) Mexico

Question 5

Who were the "contras"?

A) Rebels who attempted to bring down the Samoza dynasty in Nicaragua
B) Guerillas trained by Che Guevara in several Latin American countries
C) Rebels organized and funded by the US to fight the Sandinistas in Nicaragua
D) US protestors againt US intervention in Central America in the 1980s

Question 6

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is...

A) A quasi-government agency that gets US taxpayer money for democracy promotion
B) A consortium of university that promote democracy
C) Is one of the few US programs welcomed by Pink Tide leaders in Latin America
D) Is a George Soros funded organization to promote democracy

Question 7

Public opinion surveys in 2018 regarding Latin Americans' levels of confidence in US President Donald Trump:

A) Were inconclusive because many were not sure who he was
B) Showed a sharp decline over thoses for President Barack Obama
C) Stayed about the same as they were for President Barack Obama
D) Show a modest increase over those for President Barack Obama

Question 8

In the 2000s the Pink Tide sponsored a number of new Latin American organizations that...

A) Aimed at strengthening ties between the region and the US
B) Had the goal of strengthening the Organization of American States
C) Promoted free trade agreements
D) Aimed to create more regional cooperation independent of US influence

Question 9

Since their creation in the 2000s, in recent years the new hemispheric ALBA and UNASUR:

A) Have faded in importance with the election of conservative governments in the region
B) Have survived many changes in government to assume important new roles in the hemisphere
C) Have provided Latin America with more unity in dealing with the challenge of Chinese investment in the region
D) Have been absorbed into the Organization of American States

Question 10

Some leftist governments and nationalist thinkers in Latin America have suggested that the countries of the region adopt what military doctrine to counter-U.S. intervention?

A) National Security
B) Terrorism
C) Nuclear Deterrence
D) Asymetric warfare

Question 11

Which Latin American country has the greatest weight in determining the overall direction of internal and exteral relations within Latin America?

A) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) Venezuela