Latin America, 1918–1939
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Explain a weakness of the Latin American economy with one example.
Example: Brazil’s dependence on coffee; the fall in price led to crisis.
2
Write the political consequences of the 1929–1933 crisis in 1930 for two countries.
Argentina – military coup; Brazil – Vargas came to power.
3
Describe in three sentences the change in US policy towards Latin America.
A shift in 1933 from armed intervention to non-intervention and co-operation.
4
Write the significance of Mexico’s oil nationalisation.
Control over national resources and strengthened sovereignty.
5
Write five Latin American countries and their capitals.
For example: Argentina – Buenos Aires; Brazil – Brasília; Mexico – Mexico City; Chile – Santiago; Colombia – Bogotá.