Chapter 29

Quiz for Document 29-4: Robert J. Henle, The Great Deception: What We Are Told About Central America (1986)

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Question 1

In his 1986 article, The Great Deception, Robert J. Henle describes the actions undertaken by the Reagan administration in Nicaragua in the 1980s. Henle’s version of events suggests that Reagan’s approach to Nicaragua bore a close similarity to which of the following?A. Richard Nixon’s approach to China
B. Jimmy Carter’s approach to Iran
C. Dwight Eisenhower’s approach to Guatemala
D. William McKinley’s approach to Hawaii

Question 2

Henle is suggesting that, in pursuing its Central America policy, the Reagan administration was engaging in aA. covert action.
B. disinformation campaign.
C. mass genocide.
D. limited air strike.

Question 3

According to Henle, President Reagan believed that failure to support right wing governments in Central America and to battle leftist governments and insurgencies would lead toA. the spread of communism to the U.S. border.
B. economic collapse in Latin America.
C. human rights abuse in Central America.
D. the rise of social democracy.

Question 4

Henle implies his belief that the long-term effect of Reagan Administration policies in Central America would likely be theA. collapse of the Soviet Union.
B. creation of a United States of Central America.
C. destruction of democratic developments in Central America.
D. mass migration of Central Americans to the United States.