Question 1

There were two institutional power bases in Mexico after Independence:

Accepted Answer

After Mexico's independence, the Catholic Church and the Military were the two main institutional power bases, wielding significant influence over political and social matters.

Question 2

During his reign General Diaz (1816-1911) created a broad coalition of military colleagues and followers and in order to control the vast population of Mexicans that lived in the countryside he Created:

Accepted Answer

General Diaz created the "Rurales," a rural police force, to maintain order and control in the Mexican countryside.

Question 3

Emilio Zapata emerged as a strong leader, from which section of Mexican society?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla was written by:

Accepted Answer

Carlos Marighella, a Brazilian Marxist revolutionary and writer, authored the Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla, which outlines strategies for urban guerrilla warfare.

Question 5

Vincente Fox took office in 2000 ending seventy years of single party rule by:

Accepted Answer

Vincente Fox was elected as the President of Mexico in 2000, ending the Institutional Revolutionary Party's (PRI) 71-year hold on the presidency.

Question 6

Land disputes between the Mexican Government and peasant farmers and landowners has been ongoing in which regions of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Land disputes have been prevalent in various regions of Mexico, including Oaxaca, Puebla, Chiapas, Hidalgo, and Veracruz, due to historical land ownership issues and agrarian reforms.

Question 7

What term best describes the activities of the right-wing Peace and Justice movement in the Chiapas region of Mexico?

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Question 8

Mexico's Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) received support training and logistics from which South American terrorist group?

Accepted Answer

The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) in Mexico received support, training, and logistics from the Shining Path, a Maoist guerrilla group in Peru.

Question 9

In the mid-1990s, the United States stepped up deportations of Central American criminals; many of them gang members from:

Accepted Answer

The United States deported gang members from all these groups, including Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) and 18th Street (also known as Mara 18), leading to the spread of these gangs in Central America.

Question 10

Which one of the following groups did NOT merge to form the Guatemalan National Unity Group?

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Question 11

FARC and ELN (National Liberation Army) have become:

Accepted Answer

FARC and ELN have historically been rivals and have had conflicts over territory and influence, making them bitter enemies rather than allies or comrades.

Question 12

In 1968 the commander of El Salvador's National Guard created what intelligence gathering organization?

Accepted Answer

ORDEN was the intelligence gathering organization created by the commander of El Salvador's National Guard in 1968.

Question 13

About sixty-five of the FARC's 110 operational units are involved in some aspect of the:

Accepted Answer

The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) has been heavily involved in the drug trade, which has been a significant source of funding for their operations.

Question 14

What is considered to be Central America's number one crime problem?

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Question 15

After the death of Raul Reyes the Colombian military found a number of files on his computer that indicated that the ________ government was prepared to back FARC.

Accepted Answer

The files found on Raul Reyes' computer suggested that the Venezuelan government was prepared to support FARC.

Question 16

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is considered to be the largest, best trained and equipped terror organization in Colombia.

Accepted Answer

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is considered to be the largest, best trained, and equipped terror organization in Colombia.

Question 17

The three Marxist, narco-terrorist organizations operating in Colombia are equipped to place 250,000 armed men in the fight against the Colombian Military.

Accepted Answer

The claim of 250,000 armed men is exaggerated. The actual number of armed members in these organizations is significantly lower.

Question 18

Mercenaries from France and Israel have aided Colombia's drug cartels in training their private security teams in paramilitary-style training.

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Question 19

With the U.S. prosecuting a war on terror in other regions of the world it has since 9-11 stopped providing military hardware to combat the Colombian drug trade.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. has continued to provide military aid and hardware to Colombia to combat drug trafficking, even after 9/11, as part of initiatives like Plan Colombia.

Question 20

Colombia's National Liberation Army formed in 1963 and although smaller in size to the FARC it has continued its long term campaign against the Colombian Government.

Accepted Answer

The National Liberation Army (ELN) was indeed formed in 1963 and has been involved in an ongoing conflict with the Colombian government, similar to the FARC, but generally smaller in size.

Quiz 13: Latin America and South America