A large-scale influx of foreign capital into Latin America did not occur in the first half of the nineteenth century because
A) severe depressions in Europe restricted export of capital from that area.
B) political disorder in Latin America discouraged foreign investment.
C) European capitalists preferred to send their capital to Africa and Asia.
D) Latin American nationalistic legislation discouraged foreign investment.
B
You might also like to view...
The Crittenden Compromise was rejected by Lincoln because it
A) expanded the Fugitive Slave Act as one of its key provisions. B) rejected popular sovereignty. C) protected slavery in the New Mexico Territory and California. D) was supported by President Buchanan.
President Grover Cleveland justified sending federal troops to break the Pullman strike of 1894 on the grounds that
a. the union's leader, Eugene V. Debs, was a socialist. b. strikes against railroads were illegal. c. the strikers were engaging in violent attacks on railroad property. d. shutting down the railroads threatened American national security. e. the strike was preventing the delivery of U.S. mail.
What event is associated with this cartoon?
a. The raid of Versailles by the fishmonger ladies b. The raid and fall of the Bastille c. The victory of Lexington and Concord d. The attempted escape of the king into Austria
Halifax was to the British as __________ was to the French
A) Fort Niagara B) Kaskaskia C) Louisbourg D) Nova Scotia