A major objective of the Guatemalan Revolution of 1944 was to
A) create a Central American federal union headed by Guatemala.
B) transform Guatemala into a socialist nation on the model of the Soviet Union.
C) transform Guatemala's backward feudal economy into a modern capitalist nation.
D) liquidate the monopolistic economic power of the United Fruit Company.
C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. b. often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. c. borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles d. were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. e. were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co.
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus's expedition?
A) ?They had just lost Granada and needed to find new colonies to replace it. B) ?They feared the Italians would back Columbus if Spain did not. C) ?They resented Portugal's domination of the slave trade. D) ?They hoped it would yield new ways to rebuild Spain's depleted financial resources.