Society situation
Which class was growing in Latin America, just as Europe did before the Great Depression?
Middle class
What kind of production is dominating Brazil's economy?
Agriculture
What is the method that was used to address the economic issus?
ISI
What's the name of 14th and 17th president of Brazil?
Vargas(Getúlio Vargas)
How do people call Brazil in WW1?
the sleeping giant of the Americas
What movement were taking the dominance in Latin America in 1930s?
Social reform movement
What's the main product in Brazil before the Great Depression?
Coffee
milk
cotton
sugar
(mention 2 from 4 to get full point)
What is the full name and content of the economic policy mentioned in question 1? (The policy to walk over the economic crisis)
Inport substitute industrialization.
The person in question 1 had the nickname "O Pai dos Pobres", suggest the meaning of this name.
The Father of the Poor
How did the Great Depression affect Brazil’s economy?
depend much on international trade and trade was damaged since the international demand decrease, causing surplus
Who were the vested interests from the collapsing old liberal government?
Elites and millitary
Landowners is acceptable
Which group of people were attending the works in Brazil after slavery was abandoned in 1888?
Sharecroppers worth 1/2 points
Urban workers worth 1/2 points
Immigrants workers from Europe and Japan worth full points
What will happen after implementing ISI?
Create more jobs, can autarky, depend less on international trading
What happened in 1930 that the person in question 1 come to power?
A bloodless coup
Which economy collapse during WW1 and brought back later in Brazil?
Coffee Valorization Program
Who blamed the union of (answer of 3)'s alliance with (answer of 1)?
Socialist and Catholic church
Describe what happened as a result of WW1's economy affect in 1917, São Paulo?
A strike worth 1/4 points
Mention the killing of Spanish worker as the beginning of strike to get 1/2 points
Mention the led of woman to get 1/2 points
Mention their demand to improve the working condition to get 1/2 points.
(max 400)
What are the disadvantages of ISI(two)
inefficient industry, high price level, inflation, corruption, hurt low-income consumers
Who supported the event in question 3? Mention 2 answers to get full mark.
the urban middle class
the army(tenentes)
the Liberal Alliance
2/3
What is the long term effect and short term effect of ISI?
long term: base industrial production strength, technology improvement and development, social inequality , monopoly, unfairly distribution of income
short term: industrialization quickly，more works being created, rely less on trade, inflation, lower quality of the product
Why the socialism can spread so fast in Latin America during the beginning of 20th century?
1. mention the students coming back from Europe
2. mention the success of Russia Revolution in 1917
3. mention the situation of Latin America workers giving a good soil for the spreading of socialism
What main problems made Brazil economy suffer both before and during the Great Depression? Answer at least 2 problems to get full marks.
Answers can be any below:
Brazil’s focus on export crops created wealth for the elite but neglected food security, forcing the country to import most of its grain.
Urban workers, including women, faced harsh conditions, low wages, and long hours, with women enduring additional discrimination under a patriarchal system.
WW1 made the European countries increase the import of Brazil food products, which enhanced the problem of working condition and time
Landowners treated shared croppers badly
Low living standard caused by the un-developed industry level
Do you think isi is a appropriate way to rescue Latin America economy from the Great Depression
yes or no give reasons, or give an alternative way
Parallels between Vargas and the fascist European states.
The heavy tax on some groups
nationalism
any reasonable answer
Did the Great Depression help Brazil to industrialize itself?
Choose sides and give reasons from all answers before.