Question

Which of the following answers reveals one way the economy of Latin America changed after 1945?(1 point)
Responses

using new stone walls to flatten hills for planting
using new stone walls to flatten hills for planting

changing from the mit’a system to cash crops
changing from the mit’a system to cash crops

changing from cash crops to minerals
changing from cash crops to minerals

using chinampas instead of regular farming
using chinampas instead of regular farming

Answer 1

changing from cash crops to minerals

After 1945 many Latin American economies shifted away from a colonial-era focus on agricultural cash crops toward mineral and petroleum extraction and industrialization (e.g., Chile — copper, Venezuela/Mexico — oil).