1. The government of ___ has been influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production.

Cuba

Bolivia

El Salvador

Colombia

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. Most leaders of the newly independent African nations came from

the church.

the industrial working class.

the peasant farming class.

the urban middle class.

  1. 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

  1. The United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state in

1939.

1945.

1948.

1967.

  1. 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

  1. By 2002, more than 29 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lived with the virus that caused

malaria.

AIDS.

small pox.

tuberculosis.

  1. _____ 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

  1. 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.

  1. Which nation held 52 Americans hostage for over a year?

Iraq

Iran

Israel

Palestine

Verified Answer :

1. The government of ___ has been influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production.

Colombia

2. As an art form, magic realism is characterized by

a combination of realistic events and fantastic backgrounds.


3. The term "cooperative" refers to (1 point)(0 pts) a corporation with division


a farm owned and operated by a group of peasant workers.

4. Most leaders of the newly independent African nations came from

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.

technology


6. The United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state in

1948.


7. Kwame Nkrumah helped ___________ become the first of many sub-Saharan African countries to
become independent in the 1950s and 60s.

Ghana


8. By 2002, more than 29 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lived with the virus that caused

AIDS.


9. _____ became the first black president of South Africa after spending almost 26 years in prison.

Nelson Mandela


10. Modern African cultures are characterized by the tension between

traditional ways and modern Western culture.


11. Which nation held 52 Americans hostage for over a year?

Iran