Author Question: The reforms initiated by Juan Jos Arvalo included all of the following except A) an ambitious ... (Read 115 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The reforms initiated by Juan Jos Arvalo included all of the following except

A) an ambitious social welfare program calling for school, hospital, and housing construction.
B) the abolition of all forms of forced labor and the enfranchisement of literate women.
C) a labor code guaranteeing workers the right to social security and collective bargaining.
D) the confiscation of UFCO lands and their redistribution to landless peasants.

Question 2

Which of the following does not describe the United Fruit Company (UFCO)?

A) It marketed the indigo and cochineal produced by thousands of small farmers.
B) It acquired monopolistic control over land transport in Guatemala.
C) It exercised virtual ownership of the major Atlantic port of Puerto Barrios.
D) It acquired vast banana lands on very favorable terms from the Guatemalan government.