Question

1) Arrange the events in Guatemalan history in chronological order using numbers 1-6. Guatemala joins other Central American countries to form the United Provinces of Central America. Pedro de Alvarado is sent by Hernan Cortéz to subdue Guatemala. Justo Rufino Barrios seizes Mayan land in order to support the growing coffee industry. Guatemala endures a 36-year civil war. Jorge Ubico Castañeda requires peasants to work 150 days a year for landowners. Guatemala peacefully gains independence from Spain.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct order is - 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 2.

Explanation:

1. Hernan Cortéz sent Pedro de Alvarado to get control or subdue Guatemala in 1523.

2. Guatemala gains independence from Spain in 1821 peacefully.

3. In 1823 a delegate from the Central American provinces assembled to declare that Guatemala joins other Central American countries to form the United Provinces of Central America

4. Justo Rufino Barrios seizes Mayan land in order to support the growing coffee industry in the 70s of the 18th century.

5. Jorge Ubico Castañeda dictator of Guatemala from 1931 to 1944, requires peasants to work 150 days a year for landowners

6. Guatemala endures a 36-year civil war, 13 November 1960 – 29 December 1996.