19th-Century Latin America - Statistics

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Which of the following Latin American countries was the last to become independent from Spain (1898)? Cuba
85%
What is the name of the United States foreign policy principle, promulgated in 1823, which effectively declared Latin America to be a distinct sphere of American influence? Monroe Doctrine
85%
Between 1864-1870, Paraguay fought a war against the allied forces of which of the following three countries? Argentina, Brazil & Uruguay
77%
Which country lost access to the sea as a result of the War of the Pacific (1879-1884)? Bolivia
77%
Which was the last Latin American country to abolish slavery (1888)? Brazil
77%
As a result of the Spanish-American War (1898), Spain lost control over which Caribbean possessions? Cuba & Puerto Rico
77%
Throughout most of 19th century, most Latin American countries were immersed in a constant and often bloody clash between these two political ideologies? Conservativism vs.Liberalism
62%
Which European power established a client state in Mexico in the 1860s? France
62%
Which European monarchy moved its court to Latin America (1807) as a result of Napoleon's Peninsular War? Portugal
62%
Which peace treaty (1848) ended the Mexican-American War and ceded large portions of Mexican territory to the United States? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
62%
Between 1825-1828, which two countries fought a war over an area known as Banda Oriental? Brazil & Argentina
38%
Which country (and former colony) did Spain re-occupy between 1861-1865? Dominican Republic
38%
Which country occupied/annexed the Dominican Republic between 1822-1844? Haiti
38%
Between 1865-1866, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, forged an alliance to repel this country's attempts to assert its influence over South America? Spain
38%
In 1878, to which country did the Colombian government grant a concession to dig a canal across the isthmus of Panama ? France
31%
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