What event in Latin America caused the most economic concern in the United States during the mid-20th century?
A) The presidency of Juan Pern in Argentina.
B) The establishment of the Batista government in Cuba.
C) Terrorist activity that began in Argentina.
D) The rise to power of Fidel Castro in Cuba.
E) The nationalizing of American holdings in Mexico.
Question 2
Which of the following was true of Maria Theresa?
A) She chose to divide her empire into provinces in order to decentralize the government.
B) Under her leadership, Austria won Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
C) She abdicated in favor of her son Joseph when he came of age in 1780.
D) Contemporaries suggested the empress regretted that she selected Joseph over his brother Leopold.
E) She modernized the armed forces and civil bureaucracy of Austria.