Guatemalan Revolution - Exam
- 1. When did the Guatemalan Revolution begin?
A) 1944
B) 1910
C) 1960
D) 1990
- 2. Which foreign power orchestrated the overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz in 1954?
A) Soviet Union
B) Mexico
C) United Kingdom
D) United States
- 3. Which military leader emerged as the de facto ruler of Guatemala following the 1954 coup?
A) Álvaro Colom
B) Rigoberta Menchú
C) Carlos Castillo Armas
D) Efraín Ríos Montt
- 4. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in documenting human rights abuses during the Guatemalan Revolution?
A) Laura Chinchilla
B) Dolores Huerta
C) Rosario Castellanos
D) Rigoberta Menchú
- 5. Who was the dictator that ruled Guatemala for almost four decades after the 1954 coup?
A) Efraín Ríos Montt
B) Álvaro Arzú
C) Vinicio Cerezo
D) José Efraín Ríos Montt
- 6. Which US government agency played a significant role in counterinsurgency efforts in Guatemala during the revolution?
A) DEA
B) NSA
C) CIA
D) FBI
- 7. Which indigenous group in Guatemala was disproportionately affected by the violence during the revolution?
A) Mestizo
B) Maya
C) Xinka
D) Garifuna
- 8. What was the economic system implemented by Árbenz in Guatemala that led to his downfall?
A) Free Market Capitalism
B) Feudalism
C) Agrarian Reform
D) Mercantilism
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