the Colombian president's party

The text describes the deal made between the FARC and President Juan Manuel Santos's government in Colombia. What did the FARC have to do under the terms of this deal?

give up their final batch of 7,132 weapons

build schools and hospitals in once-violent regions

buy more weapons from the government

form a new government and start to hold elections

Read the following sentences: The deal with the FARC, however, has divided Colombia, polarizing politics ahead of next year's presidential election. Two of Mr. Santos's predecessors, Alvaro Uribe and Andres Pastrana, vocally opposed the peace deal and recently said they would work together to name a candidate ahead of that vote. Based on this information, what can be inferred about the opinions of Colombians about the peace deal between the FARC and President Santos's government?

Some people support the peace deal, while others are against it.

Almost everyone in the country supports the peace deal.

Almost everyone in the country is against the peace deal.

Most people in government are against the peace deal.

Based on the text, what can be concluded about the once-violent regions in Colombia?

They had very limited access to schools and hospitals.

They had a lot of economic opportunities for citizens.

Their schools and hospitals were the best in the country.

They were very rich areas where most of the wealthy people lived.

What is the main idea of the text?

Colombia's FARC rebel force gave up the last of their weapons as part of a politically polarizing peace deal with President Santos's government.

Colombia's 2018 presidential election is seen as a referendum on the peace deal between President Juan Manuel Santos's government and the FARC.

President Juan Manuel Santos believes the peace deal his government signed with the FARC has opened possibilities for greater economic growth in Colombia.

The FARC is a rebel force in Colombia that participated in a half-centry of armed struggle and is now set to become a political party after signing a peace deal.

Read the following sentences from the text: The deal with the FARC, however, has divided Colombia, polarizing politics ahead of next year's presidential election. Two of Mr. Santos's predecessors, Alvaro Uribe and Andres Pastrana, vocally opposed the peace deal and recently said they would work together to name a candidate ahead of that vote. What does "polarizing" most likely mean as used in these sentences?

causing people to divide into two groups that have contrasting opinions

causing something to become extremely cold

causing two groups to unite and work towards a common goal

decreasing the importance of something

Colombia Rebels Give Up Last Of Their Weapons

Multiple choice quiz on this reading: By 1900, the United States had claimed its place as a world power through the Spanish-American War. As the new century began, the country governed subject territories in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, the Wake Islands, and the Philippines. U.S. troops also occupied Cuba. U.S. businesses reached beyond the country's borders. During the first decade of the new century, the Coca-Cola Company, Quaker Oats, AT&T, the Standard Oil Company, Du Pont, General Electric, and Ford Motor Company seized the opportunity for international sales. After finding international markets, they built factories abroad, taking advantage of lower labor costs in foreign countries. Then they asked for U.S. protection of their investments and interests. Foreign countries invested heavily in Central America. U.S. investors focused on banana plantations and mining, as well as railroads, with little money in government bonds. By 1913, U.S. investments in Central America totaled about $93 million. British investment in Central America peaked at about $115 million in 1913. About $75 million of that total represented railroad holdings, mostly in Costa Rica and Guatemala. The other $40 million was in government bonds, which were worth little or nothing. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine From its earliest days, the United States claimed a special interest in the Western Hemisphere. The Monroe Doctrine, issued in 1823, warned European powers to keep their hands off Latin America. In 1902, Britain, Germany, and Italy mounted a naval blockade of Venezuela. They wanted to force the government to repay its debts. All the countries involved eventually agreed to settle the matter by arbitration. The United States stood back and did nothing, but U.S. citizens were clearly uneasy with the appearance of European military forces in "their" hemisphere. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt issued a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, saying that the United States would act as a police officer to keep order in the region. He intended both to keep European military forces out of the hemisphere and to protect U.S. and European investors, exerting whatever pressure or control on Latin American governments that might be necessary to these ends. In 1905, the Dominican Republic owed $40 million in debts to European lenders. In order to prevent the European nations from using military force to collect their debts, Roosevelt used U.S. power. The United States basically took over collection of Dominican customs taxes, declared that $20 million of the debt was unjustified, and began repayment of the rest. Building a Canal The United States needed a canal through Central America, in order to save shipping time and costs. Colombia had the best location for a canal, and the United States negotiated a deal. It would pay Colombia $10 million for a three-mile-wide strip of land and would make annual rental payments of $250,000 yearly, beginning in 1912. Colombia's Senate turned down the deal, and Roosevelt exploded in rage, calling its members "foolish and homicidal corruptionists." Roosevelt considered seizing the land for the canal by military force but soon found an easier way. The province of Panama seceded from Colombia. A U.S. gunship stood off shore, protecting the Panamanian rebels. They formed a new republic under the protection of the United States. The new country of Panama and the United States agreed on a canal treaty within days. The new treaty had similar terms except that the Canal Zone would be five miles wide, instead of three, and the United States would guarantee and maintain the independence of Panama. Revolutions While Roosevelt welcomed the revolution that separated Panama from Colombia, he opposed most other revolutionary activity. So did his successors in office, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. The U.S. presidents sent troops to put down revolutions in Nicaragua and Haiti, using U.S. military forces to set up new governments in those countries and maintaining military occupations for years. U.S. military interventions were frequent throughout the hemisphere. Dollar Diplomacy President Taft preferred using "dollar diplomacy" to control Latin American countries. In Honduras, for example, U.S.-based banana companies virtually ran the government. Taft supported expanded U.S. investment in South and Central American countries, the Caribbean, and the Far East. He ordered Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox to protect U.S. investments, sending in military troops if necessary. On the World Stage As a world power, the United States did not limit its involvement to the Western Hemisphere. In 1905, President Roosevelt brought Russia and Japan to the negotiating table to end their war over control of Korea and Manchuria. Roosevelt agreed to Japanese annexation of Korea in return for Japan giving up any claim to China, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for settling this dispute. In 1906, Roosevelt's negotiating powers were tested again. This time, he mediated a dispute between the Alliance powers—Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy—with the Entente—France, Russia, and Britain—over control of Morocco. The United States backed France and ended the dispute. No longer an upstart, the United States had taken its place as a world power alongside its former colonial ruler.

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