Lesson 22

This is Lesson 22: Central America - Conflict and the Search for Peace
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Multiple choice questions for the Lesson (click on the correct answer; if you are wrong, nothing happens; if you are right you will get a confirmation):

MC-1. The "domino theory" argued that

a. the defeat of Marxism was inevitable

b. the Central American states might all go Marxist

c. what happened in Southeast Asia could not happen in the Americas

d. northern California was the "last domino"

 

MC-2. One of the distinctive features of the Nicaraguan Revolution was

a. that it did not follow any outside models

b. that it did not try to influence others

c. the free market economic model it used

d. that it tried to incorporate Catholicism

Short-answer questions for the Lesson. Instructions: If you are not sure about the answer and would like a hint, click on the figure labeled "Hint".

Note: In later versions of this web site we plan to make it possible for you to type your answer directly on the web site and send it back to the instructor electronically. For the moment you might want to type your answers in a word processing program and let the instructor have them for extra credit (on paper or electronically via email to jchild@american.edu). We may also be discussing these questions orally in class, and similar questions will appear in unannounced quizzes.

HINT SA 1: What parallels and differences are there between the Nicaraguan and Cuban Revolutions?

HINT SA 2: What was the Reagan approach to the Nicaraguan Revolution?

HINT SA 3: Do you think the fears of a regional conflict in Central America were justified? Why?

HINT SA 4: What does Vietnam have to do with Central America?

HINT SA 5: Who is Oscar Arias, and why is he important?

HINT SA 6: Describe the general objectives of the the Contadora group

HINT SA 7: Who was Agusto C. Sandino, and why is he important?

HINT SA 8: How was the Somoza dynasty created

HINT SA 9: Who is Violeta Chamorro, and why is she important?

HINT SA 10: How did the Central American peace process get its start?

HINT SA 11: What were ONUCA and ONUSAL, and what did they do

SORRY, NO HINT SA 12: Question from McNees, pp. 114-120, Jorge Amado, "Sweat": What does this story tell us about life in urban Brazil (or Latin America)?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 13: Question from McNees, pp. 114-120, Jorge Amado, "Sweat": What finally provokes Joao to violence?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 14: Question from McNees, pp. 198-203, Juan José Arreola, "I'm Telling you the Truth": What is Niklaus' "radically humanitarian end", and how does he plan on achieving it?

SORRY, NO HINT SA 15: Question from McNees, pp. 198-203, Juan José Arreola, "I'm Telling you the Truth": What is the charlatans' solution to the problem?