Question

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

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

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

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

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.

Answer 1

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

Explanation: ISI aimed to build domestic manufacturing (often supported by tariffs and state intervention) so countries wouldn’t depend so heavily on volatile primary-export earnings or on imported manufactured goods.