Quiz 1

A  The United States claimed to promote democracy, but it refused to accept the election results in Guatemala 1952 and Nicaragua (Sandinistas) 1984. 

B  The United States claimed to promote democracy, but it refused to accept the election results in El Salvador 1952 and Nicaragua (Sandinistas) 1984. 

C  The United States claimed to promote democracy, but it refused to accept the election results in Guatemala 1952 and El Salvador (FMLN) 1984. 

A  For the U.S war against Central America. 

B  For the U.S war against Nicaragua. 

C  For the U.S war against El Salvador. 

A  They would later be implicated in a torrent of human rights violations ranging from the massacre of close to a thousand civilians in San Salvador 1981 to the slaughter of six political leaders 1989. 

B  They would later be implicated in a torrent of human rights violations ranging from the massacre of close to a thousand civilians in the village of El Mozote 1981 to the slaughter of six Sandinistas 1989. 

C  They would later be implicated in a torrent of human rights violations ranging from the massacre of close to a thousand civilians in the village of El Mozote 1981 to the slaughter of six jesuit leaders 1989. 

A  Some served on the administration of George H.W. Bush. Other U.S officials indicted for their involvement in Iran-Contra Affair were granted either impunity or pardoned by the Trump administration. 

B  Some of the U.S officials indicted for their involvement in Iran-Contra Affair were granted either impunity or pardoned by the administration of George H.W. Bush. Others served on the Trump administration. 

C  Some of the U.S officials indicted for their involvement in Iran-Contra Affair were granted either impunity or pardoned by both the George H.W. Bush and the Trump administration. 

A  The United States had been secretly selling weapons to Iran and diverting the profits to buy arms for the Sandinistas.

B  The United States had been secretly selling weapons to Iran and diverting the profits to buy arms for the Contras.

C  The Sandinistas had been secretly selling weapons to Iran and diverting the profits to buy arms against the Contras.

A  It’s a secret CIA Contra training manual that offered instructions on torture and on how neutralize Sandinistas leaders. 

B  It’s a secret Sandinistas training manual that offered instructions on torture and on how neutralize U.S leaders. 

C  It’s a secret U.S military training manual that offered instructions on torture and on how neutralize Sandinistas leaders. 

A  Reagan used the CIA to covertly create and fund a proxy U.S army to overthrow the Sandinistas. Negroponte facilitated and covered up the establishment of illegal U.S training and military camps. 

B  Reagan facilitated and covered up the establishment of illegal U.S Contra training and military camps. Negroponte used the CIA to covertly create and fund a proxy army, the Contras, to overthrow the Sandinistas

C  Reagan used the CIA to covertly create and fund a proxy army, the Contras, to overthrow the Sandinistas. Negroponte facilitated and covered up the establishment of illegal U.S Contra training and military camps. 

A  To prevent the kind of antiwar mobilization provoked by the draft and by American casualties in Vietnam. Instead of sending military aid, wars would be fought by local allies and proxy armies supported by U.S troops.  

B  To prevent the kind of antiwar mobilization provoked by the draft and by American casualties in Vietnam. Instead of sending U.S troops, wars would be fought by local allies and proxy armies supported by military aid.  

C  To prevent the kind of antiwar mobilization provoked by Central American revolutions and American casualties in Vietnam. Instead of sending U.S troops, wars would be fought by local allies and proxy armies supported by military aid.  

A  Tens of thousand of Central American peasants killed jolted the U.S public and government. The murder of ABC reporter Bill Stewart in El Salvador went unnoticed.

B  Tens of thousand of Central American peasants could be killed with little notice. The murder of ABC reporter Bill Stewart in El Salvador jolted the U.S public and government.

C  Both the killings of tens of thousand of Central American peasants and ABC reporter Bill Stewart jolted the U.S public and government.

A  He would allow another social revolution to occur in Central America and not renew U.S commitment to the military government of El Salvador. 

B  He would not allow another social revolution to occur in Central America nor renew U.S commitment to the military government of El Salvador. 

C  He would not allow another social revolution to occur in Central America and renewed U.S commitment to the military government of El Salvador.