The Shining Path was a Maoist movement that capitalized on racial and ethnic divisions between highland and lowland peoples in:
A) Peru.
B) Brazil.
C) Austria.
D) China.

Question

The Shining Path was a Maoist movement that capitalized on racial and ethnic divisions between highland and lowland peoples in:
A)  Peru.
B) Brazil.
C)  Austria.
D)  China.

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The Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso, was a Maoist guerrilla group in Peru that exploited the existing racial and ethnic tensions between the indigenous peoples of the highlands and the more mestizo (mixed indigenous and European ancestry) and white populations of the lowlands.

The Shining Path Was a Maoist Movement That Capitalized on Racial