Refer to Map 17

question 54

Multiple Choice

Refer to Map 17.5 in the textbook. Which of the following was a reason for U.S. intervention in Central America in the early twentieth century?

• A) To support American corporate interests in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
• B) To ensure that the food items exported from the so-called banana republics were pesticide-free.
• C) To prevent the European powers from establishing spheres of influence near the Panama Canal.
• D) To establish and maintain the American monopoly on international shipping in the Caribbean.

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Definitions:

NaOH

Sodium hydroxide, a strong base used in many chemical reactions, including saponification and the neutralization of acids.

Sodium Methoxide

A strong base and nucleophile used in organic synthesis, made by reacting sodium with methanol.

Major Alkene Product

The predominant alkene formed in a reaction, determined by factors like the stability of the resulting molecules or the mechanism of the reaction.

Alkene Products

Chemical substances resulting from reactions involving alkenes, which are hydrocarbons with at least one carbon-carbon double bond.