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 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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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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What was the main achievement of Castro's 1961 literacy campaign?
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Choose the correct description of what happened to exiled former minister Orlando Letelier in 1976.
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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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Which event directly triggered the outbreak of La Violencia in Colombia?
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Evaluate the claim that women's experiences within the FARC were, overall, empowering rather than oppressive.
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What was the main political effect of the National Front agreement, signed in 1958?
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Choose the leader who won Chile's first free presidential election since 1970 and took office in March 1990.
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Choose the name of the group of US-trained Chilean economists who redesigned the economy around privatization and deregulation under Pinochet.
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Choose the event that ended Salvador Allende's presidency and brought Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile.
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The FARC was formed in 1964 after which event?
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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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Which development during the 1980s transformed the FARC from a small rebel band into a well-funded, large-scale insurgency?
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What triggered the United States trade embargo on Cuba in 1960?
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Who did Fidel Castro meet in Mexico during his 1955-56 exile, forming a partnership central to the guerrilla campaign?
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Which city did Che Guevara's column capture in late December 1958, cutting Cuba in two and precipitating Batista's flight?
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