1. The government of ___ has been influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production.
Cuba
Bolivia
El Salvador
Colombia
2. As an art form, magic realism is characterized by
the exploration of subjects generally considered taboo.
an interest in Latin American music.
a combination of realistic events and fantastic backgrounds.
a belief that the people of Latin America will ultimately overcome adversity.
3. The term "cooperative" refers to (1 point)(0 pts) a corporation with division
a corporation with divisions in more than two countries.
the transition to democratic elections after a period of rule by a military dictator.
the transition from a Communist to a free-market economy.
a farm owned and operated by a group of peasant workers.
4. Most leaders of the newly independent African nations came from
the church.
the industrial working class.
the peasant farming class.
the urban middle class.
5. The economies of many African nations have suffered because these nations are forced to import
____ from Western nations like the U.S.
candy
technology
raw materials
6. The United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state in
1939.
1945.
1948.
1967.
7. Kwame Nkrumah helped ___________ become the first of many sub-Saharan African countries to
become independent in the 1950s and 60s.
Kenya
Ghana
Senegal
South Africa
8. By 2002, more than 29 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lived with the virus that caused
malaria.
AIDS.
small pox.
tuberculosis.
9. _____ became the first black president of South Africa after spending almost 26 years in prison.
Desmond Tutu
Jomo Kenyatta
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk
10. Modern African cultures are characterized by the tension between
Communist and socialist forms of government.
industrial and agrarian economic systems.
traditional ways and modern Western culture.
capitalist and socialist economic systems.
11. Which nation held 52 Americans hostage for over a year?
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Palestine