Description
History 115; section 7440
Spring semester 2022
Professor Cañedo
PDF copy of final exam
Directions: this exam consists of a series of essay questions. You have 6 parts. Parts
1-5 correspond to the Born in Blood and Fire
text, while part 6 focuses on the
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
book. For parts 1-5, choose one of
3 essay questions. Each question in parts 1-5 is worth 17 points. Everybody must
complete the part 6 question, and this is worth 15 points. Therefore this exam is
worth 100 points total. You will be asked to complete your answers in Canvas, and
you do not need to submit any type of attachment. You must use the Born in Blood
and Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
books to complete
and Fire
this exam. No outside sources will be accepted for your answers. Please submit
your answers into Canvas by Friday, May 27 at 11:59 PM.
|Part 1 (chapters 1-2): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed
response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points.
1. Provide a description of the history of the United States’ understanding of
Latin America in the past century. What were some of the assumptions by
American historians and social scientists about Latin America? How have
those assumptions changed, or have they largely stayed the same?
2. Briefly compare the differences between the nonsedentary, semisedentary,
and fully sedentary groups that inhabited the Americas before the
Encounter? How would you describe their relationship to the land? How did
it vary from group to group?
3. Who was Bartolomé de las Casas? Why was he important to the indigenous
people? How did the Spanish Crown react to his ideas?
Part 2 (chapters 3-4): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed
response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points.
1. Compare the differences between the cities and the urban areas in Latin
America during the colonial period.
2. Who was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz? What did her life represent? How did
Spanish colonial officials react to her ideas?
3. Discuss the role that women played during the wars of independence in
Latin America. Provide a few examples to illustrate your point.
Part 3 (chapters 5-6): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed
response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points
1. Who was the caudillo, and what ideas did he represent in Latin America?
Provide an example of a well-known caudillo and describe some of his
tactics and policies.
2. Briefly narrate Brazil’s post-independence experience after 1822 through
the 1840s.
3. What did “Progress” mean for most Latin American women? Were there
any exceptions? Provide at least one example of the life an exceptional
woman and list some of her achievements.
Part 4 (chapters 7-8): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed
response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points
1. What was the “export boom” and what did it mean for the people of Latin
America?
2. Who was Porfirio Díaz? Describe his ruling style. Who were some of his
allies? Who were his opponents? How did the United States support his
regime? Be sure to include the following terms in your discussion: rurales,
hacendados, pan o el palo, científicos.
3. Who were Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo? How did they represent the
peasants and indigenous people who fought in the Mexican Revolution? Be
sure to include in your discussion a commentary on revolutionary ideals in
Rivera’s Detroit Industry mural
Part 5 (chapters 9-11): choose one of the following 3 questions and write a detailed
response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points
1. What is populism? Provide at least two examples that demonstrate how
populism functioned in Latin America.
2. What was the Liberation Theology movement? Which of their beliefs were
similar to those of the Marxists and which were different?
3. Describe the relationship that the United States maintained with Latin
American armed forces during the Cold War. Which nations did the United
States appear to have the closest relationships? Who were some of the
leaders of these military regimes? What were some of the tactics used by
the militaries against their opponents?
Part 6 (Timerman book): compose a reflection essay in Canvas and consider any
of the following questions in your response: How is it possible that a nation with
democratic institutions like Argentina could plunge into a totalitarian predicament
described by Jacobo Timerman in Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number?
Do you agree with the Argentine military’s assessment that they are justified in
governing the nation instead of civilian politicians? How would you react if
comparable measures were employed in the United States against its citizens? What
lessons can other nations, including the United States, learn from this episode in Latin
American history and politics? Your answer is worth a possible 15 points
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