Author Question: Which of the following does not describe the government of Jacobo Arbenz? A) Import substitution ... (Read 59 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following does not describe the government of Jacobo Arbenz?

A) Import substitution industrialization was a strategy to promote economic independence.
B) A 1952 agrarian reform law expropriated estates larger than 223 hectares.
C) The influence of peasant and trade union confederations grew, pushing Arbenz to the left.
D) Arbenz united the landed oligarchy with a weak middle class to preserve his power.

Question 2

During the Arvalo government, urban middle-class ladina women

A) were largely ignored as Arvalo's programs stressed class rather than gender equality.
B) opposed the Arvalo reform program because it threatened the rights of private property.
C) organized to support the Catholic Church, which Arvalo's reforms targeted.
D) played an influential role, agitating for women's rights and leading literacy crusades.