Question

3 rafael trujillo was born on october 24, 1891, near santo domingo. in 1918, he joined the dominican national police and was trained by us marines, and by 1925 he had risen through the ranks to become a commander - in - chief. by 1929, when the national police morphed into the national army, he became a brigadier general and was then appointed head of the national army. in 1930, he became a presidential nominee and won the election with around 95% of the votes. following the name change of the capital city and mounting of around 1200 monuments of himself in the capital, he made his own party (partido dominicano) the only acceptable political party. in doing so, all adults were forced to be members and all public employees forced to pay a \donation.\ trujillo used a secret police force to control the opposition by enforcing spy networks, prisons, and torture centers. trujillo built his wealth by ruling the economy with shear force, monopolization and government subsidies. by 1950, the wealth of the country was all in trujillos hands. trujillo at this point was at his peak of power, monopolizing the dominican economy. what is the meaning of monopolization as it is used in the text? (v 1.3) what is the purpose of this section in the article? include text evidence to support your answer. (r.2.1, ee.1.1)

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(a) The act of gaining exclusive control over the Dominican economy, as Trujillo did through force, government - supported means to amass wealth and power.
(b) The purpose is to illustrate Trujillo's rise to power, his authoritarian rule, and his economic exploitation of the Dominican Republic. Text evidence: "Trujillo used a secret police force to control the opposition... Trujillo built his wealth by ruling the economy with shear force, monopolization and government subsidies. By 1950, the wealth of the country was all in Trujillo's hands."