Exercises on coups d'état in the history of Brazil

In 1937, Getúlio Vargas presented the Cohen Plan to the nation, which spoke about a supposed communist revolution that would be underway in the country. This document, however, was false and was only intended to alarm the Brazilian population, becoming the trigger for Vargas to establish a dictatorship in the country. Who was the author of the Cohen Plan?

a) Luís Carlos Prestes

b) Plínio Salgado

c) Cassiano Ricardo

d) Olímpio Mourão

e) Eurico Gaspar Dutra

The Revolution of 1930 resulted in the deposition of President Washington Luís, prevented the inauguration of Júlio Prestes and placed Getúlio Vargas in the presidency of Brazil. This revolution is understood by historians as an armed coup that had as its trigger:

a) the murder of João Pessoa, vice president of Getúlio Vargas.

b) the kidnapping of Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada by coffee growers from São Paulo.

c) a speech by Washington Luís mocking members of the Liberal Alliance.

d) false letters published by federalists from Rio Grande do Sul in which the president allegedly attacked Getúlio Vargas.

e) the increase in taxes on milk production in Minas Gerais.

The 1964 coup was known for putting the military in power and for initiating the Military Dictatorship, a dictatorial regime that lasted from 1964 to 1985. president?

a) Jânio Quadros

b) João Goulart

c) Juscelino Kubitschek

d) Café Filho

e) Getúlio Vargas

One ​​of the defining events of the 19th century in Brazilian history was the Noite da Agonia. Select the alternative that correctly describes this event:

a) Parliamentary coup that allowed D. Pedro II to assume the throne of Brazil even though he was a minor.

b) Meeting in which influential members of Brazilian politics and society met with Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca to convince him to overthrow the monarchy with a coup.

c) Closing of Congress ordered by D. Pedro I with the objective of preventing the promulgation of the Brazilian Constitution, in 1823.

d) Fight between Portuguese and Brazilians in Brazilian streets that resulted in the resignation of D. Pedro I.

e) Attempt by Deodoro da Fonseca to close Congress, in 1891.

LETTER D

The Cohen Plan was created by Olímpio Mourão, a member of the Brazilian Integralist Action, and was part of a simulation by the Integralists on how the party should act in the event of a communist revolution in Brazil. The document ended up being used by Getúlio Vargas to implement his dictatorship in Brazil:the Estado Novo.

LETER A

The Revolution of 1930 took place in the context in which the Liberal Alliance, the ticket of Getúlio Vargas and João Pessoa, was defeated in that year's elections. The trigger for the armed revolt against President Washington Luís and the winning candidate, Júlio Prestes, was the assassination of João Pessoa in a bakery in Recife. His murderer was João Dantas, motivated by passionate reasons.

LETER B

The 1964 coup was carried out between March 31 and April 2, 1964 against the incumbent president, João Goulart. Also known as Jango, João Goulart had assumed the presidency on September 7, 1961, after the Legality Campaign, which fought for his recognition as president of Brazil after the resignation of Jânio Quadros. Jango's government was marked by attempts at reform, especially the Basic Reforms.

LETTER C

The Night of Agony happened on November 12, 1823 when Dom Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, ordered the Congress to be closed and the deputies to be arrested. D. Pedro I gave this order because he was dissatisfied with the Constitution, called the Cassava Constitution, drawn up by the constituents. Thus, a new Constitution, drafted to meet the Emperor's interests, was granted the following year.