Question

Which of the following best explains why Latin American countries tried import substitution industrialization (ISI) after World War II?(1 point)
Responses

They hoped to create factories in other countries to produce goods.
They hoped to create factories in other countries to produce goods.

They wanted to eliminate the government’s role in the economy.
They wanted to eliminate the government’s role in the economy.

They no longer wanted to trade with the U.S. or other countries.
They no longer wanted to trade with the U.S. or other countries.

They wanted to make their economies less reliant on income from exports.

Answer 1

They wanted to make their economies less reliant on income from exports. ISI aimed to build domestic industries to replace imported manufactured goods and reduce dependency on export commodity revenues.