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Exercises on the Treaty of Petrópolis - with feedback

Question 01 - ENEM 2010 - Droughts and the economic appeal of rubber — a product that at the end of the 19th century fetched high prices on international markets — motivated the movement of human masses from Northeast Brazil to Acre. However, until the beginning of the 20th century, this region belonged to Bolivia, although the majority of its population was Brazilian and did not obey the Bolivian authority. To react to the presence of Brazilians, the government of La Paz negotiated the lease of the region to an international entity, the Bolivian Syndicate, initiating violent disputes on both sides of the border. The conflict only ended in 1903, with the signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis, by which Brazil bought the territory for 2 million pounds sterling. AVAILABLE at:www.mre.gov.br. Accessed on:03 Nov. 2008 (adapted) Understanding the context in which the facts presented occurred, Acre became part of the Brazilian national territory A) by formalizing the Treaty of Petrópolis, which indemnified Brazil for its annexation. B) through the assistance of the Bolivian Syndicate to Brazilian emigrants in the region. C) due to the increasing emigration of Brazilians who explored the rubber plantations. D) due to the presence of numerous foreign immigrants in the region. E) for the compensation that Brazilian emigrants paid to Bolivia.
Question 02 - FUNCAB - 2013 - SESACRE - “The Treaty of Petrópolis was considered by Gastão da Cunha and many others as the most important of all the diplomatic adjustments in Brazil since Independence. The Baron of Rio Branco thought the same way, as he was aware that it was a difficult political construction, which had required exceptional competence in the handling of power, in the well proportioned dosage of strength and commitment.” (RICUPERO, Rubens. . Rio de Janeiro:Contraponto-Petrobrás, 2000, p. 31).
The episode that preceded the signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis was:A) the proclamation of the Independent State of Acre by Luís Gálvez . B) the election of Baron do Rio Branco as President of Brazil. C) the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré Railway between Acre and Amazonas. D) the creation of a latex extractive reserve on the border with Peru. E) the agreement with the government of Colombia to support the border dispute.
Question 03 - FGV - 2015 - TJ-RO - “Treaty of exchange of territories and other compensations between Brazil and Bolivia signed in the city of Petrópolis on November 17, 1903, approved by the National Congress on February 12, 1904, sanctioned by President Rodrigues Alves in a decree of February 18, with mutual exchange of ratifications on March 10, by which the boundaries between Brazil and Bolivia were established and the definitive incorporation of Acre into the national territory.” (Available at http://cpdoc.fgv.br/sites/default/files/verbetes/primeira-republica/ TRATADO%20DE%20PETR%C3%93POLIS.pdf) The treaty described in the text and the main reason for its sanction by the Brazilian government are, respectively:(A) Treaty of Madrid - expansion of the national territory; (B) Treaty of Petrópolis - interest in exploring rubber trees in the annexed territory; (C) Treaty of Ayacucho - mineral riches discovered in the Acrean territory; (D) Treaty of Petrópolis - high indemnity amount to be paid by the Bolivian government; (E) Treaty of Ayacucho - construction of the MadeiraMamoré railroad.
Question 04 - CESPE - 2009 (Adapted) - SEFAZ-AC - Acre, incorporated into Brazil by the Treaty of Petrópolis (1903), became A) municipality of the state of Amazonas in 1930. B) associated state in 1945. C) federal territory in 1983. D) state in 1962.
Question 05 - IBADE - 2017 - PM-AC - The annexation of Acre to Brazilian territory was made official with the signing of the Treaty of Petrópolis. Among the following personalities, mark the alternative that indicates the main articulator of the annexation of Acre to Brazilian territory. A) Dom João VI B) Dom Pedro I C) Baron of Rio Branco D) Regent Feijó E) Senator Guiomard
Question 06 - IBADE - 2018 - Manaus City Hall - AM - "It was an agreement signed on November 17, 1903 between the governments of Brazil and Bolivia. It is an Exchange Treaty that resulted in the surrender of the territory of Acre, effectively occupied by Brazilian rubber tappers during the rubber rush in the Amazon rainforest." The text above refers to:a) Treaty of Petrópolis. b) Treaty of Madrid. c) Union and Friendship Treaty. d) Adolfo Gordo Law.
Question 07 - IBADE - 2018 - Manaus City Hall - AM - Rubber production in Brazil also generated international friction, as the expansion of the territory explored by Brazilians extended to the region of Acre, belonging to Bolivia, which was dissatisfied with this exploration. This international issue was resolved with:a) Treaty of Madrid. b) purchase by Brazil of the American company Bolivian Syndicate. c) assignment by Brazil of the territory of Acre. d) Treaty of Petrópolis.
Question 08 - FUNCAB - 2012 - CBM-AC - The current State of Acre was incorporated into Brazilian territory by the Treaty of Petrópolis signed between Brazil and Bolivia. This treaty was signed in:A) First decade of the 19th century. B) Second half of the 19th century. C) First half of the 20th century. D) Second half of the 20th century. E) First decade of the 21st century.
Question 09 - FUNCAB - 2015 - PM-AC - In the 20th century, one of the most important Brazilian diplomats, Barão do Rio Branco, was responsible for the Brazilian annexation of the territory that currently belongs to the state of Acre. The year of signature of the Treaty of Petrópolis was:A) 1920. B) 1900. C) 1913. D) 1910. E) 1903.
Question 10 - At the end of the 19th century, the extraction of latex generated conflicts between Brazilian rubber tappers and Bolivian authorities. To solve them, Brazil and Bolivia signed, in 1903:A. the Madrid treaty; B. the Ayacucho agreement; C. the La Paz Convention; D. the treaty of Petrópolis; E. the Tordesillas line.

Question 11 - UTFPR 2014-2 - Winter - From 1870, Brazil started to supply the international market with a new raw material, latex, with which rubber was produced, a fundamental product for the tire industry, linked in turn to the automobile industry. Extracted from the tropical forests of America, rubber came to represent a very significant percentage of Brazilian exports, right in the early years of the 20th century, but it also caused a diplomatic problem with Bolivia, when Brazilian rubber tappers settled in the forests of the neighboring country. Through the Treaty of Petrópolis, this issue was resolved as follows:
A) Brazil paid compensation and annexed the current state of Amazonas.
B) Brazil paid a fine for the extraction of raw material from improperly.
C) Brazil forgave an old Bolivian government debt.
D) Brazil paid compensation and annexed the current state of Acre.
E) Brazil resorted to arbitration that allowed the extraction of rubber to continue, without any cost to our government.

Question 12 - IBADE - 2019 - SEE-AC - The current state of Acre was officially annexed to Brazil thanks to negotiations carried out by Barão do Rio Branco. The Treaty of Petrópolis, effecting Brazilian possession of Acre, was signed in:
A) 1703.
B) 1830
C) 1889.
D) 1903.
E) 1930.
JUDGMENT 01 - C02 - A03 - B04 - D05 - C06 - A07 - D08 - C09 - E10 - D
11 - D
12 - D