Rebellion against the Colonisation of Latin America

Q. Which doctrine, a principle of U.S. foreign policy, claimed that 'any attempt by a European power to oppress or control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States'.

1. Truman Doctrine
2. Doctrine of Lapse
3. Monroe Doctrine
4. Lincoln Doctrine

Q. Pair the appropriate cards regarding the revolutions in Latin America against colonisation.

1. Revolution in Chile
2. Simon Bolivar
3. Brazil Revolution
4. Revolution in Venezuela
5. 1822
6. San Martin

Q. Ram says Simon Bolivar led a revolutionary army against the colonial government in Chile. Deepa says San Martin Simon Bolivar led a revolutionary army against the colonial government in Venezuela and Chile.

Who do you think is right?

1. Ram is correct.
2. Deepa is correct.
3. Both are correct.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. When the European settlers in Latin America got tired of home rule and wished to become independent, they drew inspiration from the United States' Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following events inspired the Latin Americans to fight for independence?

1. French Revolution
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Industrialisation
4. Urbanisation

Q. Which of these still existed in Latin America even though direct colonial rule had ended after the entire Latin America had become independent between 1816 and 1822?

1. Killing of natives
2. Landlordism
3. Bonded labour
4. Caste system

Q. Why did Britain support the Monroe Doctrine?

1. It eliminated other European powers from ever colonising the Americas.
2. The doctorine allowed for a military alliance between the English and the USA if the need ever came.
3. The English wanted to carry out trade with the Americas without hindrance.
4. It gave the English permssion to colonise other countries, but other European countries were prohibited from doing so.

Q. Who among the following came up with the Monroe declaration?

1. James Munroe
2. John Monroe
3. Winston Churchill
4. Abraham Lincoln