Unit 11: Paper 3 — History of the Americas (HL)
Topic 11.10: Political developments in Latin America (1934–2020) Questions
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What was the main political effect of the National Front agreement, signed in 1958?
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Evaluate the claim that Chile's transitional justice process after 1990 failed to hold the Pinochet regime properly accountable for its human rights abuses.
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Discuss the view that Castro's popular social reforms, rather than repression, were the main reason his regime survived for over 45 years.
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Evaluate the claim that Castro's treatment of internal opposition was a necessary response to genuine external and internal threats, rather than simple authoritarian control.
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Evaluate the claim that women's experiences within the FARC were, overall, empowering rather than oppressive.
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To what extent do you agree that the Soviet alliance was more of a liability than a benefit for Castro's Cuba?
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Evaluate the claim that the FARC remained true to its founding cause as a movement for Colombia's rural poor throughout its existence.
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To what extent do you agree with the claim that civil society, rather than elite political actors, was primarily responsible for ending Pinochet's dictatorship?
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Choose the approximate result of the 1988 plebiscite that ended Pinochet's bid to remain in power for another eight years.
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To what extent do you agree that Batista's political corruption and repression, rather than US economic domination, was the primary cause of the Cuban Revolution's outbreak?
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Evaluate the claim that the 1982 economic crisis was the single most important cause of Chile's return to democracy.
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Evaluate the claim that Che Guevara's contribution to the Cuban Revolution was more ideological than military.
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Discuss the view that the 2016 peace accord effectively ended Colombia's long-running armed conflict.
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To what extent was guerrilla warfare an effective strategy for the FARC in achieving its stated aims?
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Discuss the view that the 1980 Constitution did more to entrench Pinochet's dictatorship than to enable Chile's later transition to democracy.
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To what extent do you agree with the claim that terror and repression, rather than legal and constitutional measures, were the main reason Pinochet was able to hold power in Chile from 1973 to 1990?
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Which event directly triggered the outbreak of La Violencia in Colombia?
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What was the main achievement of Castro's 1961 literacy campaign?
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What event in 1952 removed the constitutional path to power in Cuba and installed Fulgencio Batista as dictator?
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Which Colombian president negotiated the 2016 peace accord with the FARC?
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