Which of the following statements best describes the first couple of decades after the triumph of liberalism in Latin America?
A) Landowners and the urban middle-class prospered.
B) Landowners and the urban middle-class people prospered, but the life of the rural majority barely improved.
C) The middle class was destroyed.
D) Landowners lost most of their power and land.

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The first couple of decades after the triumph of liberalism in Latin America saw economic and social benefits primarily for landowners and the urban middle class, while the rural majority, which constituted the bulk of the population, saw little improvement in their living conditions. This period was marked by liberal reforms aimed at modernizing economies and societies, but these changes often did not extend to the rural poor, who continued to live in conditions similar to those under the colonial and immediate post-independence periods.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the First Couple