U.S. to declassify military records on Argentina’s “Dirty War”

Q: President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records related to Argentina’s “Dirty War,” the White House said last week. Where is Argentina?

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Q: The effort to declassify more documents comes at Argentina’s request. This week Obama is visiting Argentina's capital . . .

A. Buenos Aires

B. Havana

C. Rio de Janeiro

D. Santiago

Q: Argentina's coup and crackdown on leftist dissidents started a few years after a U.S.-backed coup brought a similar military dictatorship to power in Argentina's western neighbor . . .

A. Antigua

B. Brazil

C. Chile

D. Uruguay

Q: Last week, Argentina's coast guard sank a a Chinese vessel that it says was fishing illegally in Argentine waters. China is Argentina's second-largest trading partner. Which is its largest trading partner?

A. Antigua

B. Brazil

C. Chile

D. United States

Q: Obama's trip to Argentina aims to improve ties with its newly elected centrist leaders. Argentine-U.S. relations often have been strained, and the United States sided against Argentina's 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands. Which nation did the United States back in that conflict off Argentina's east coast?

A. Antigua

B. Brazil

C. Chile

D. United Kingdom


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