Question

2 read the sentence from the article. when resistance from its black workers threatened united fruits authority, the company sought to build a divided workforce by recruiting local central americans. does this sentence support a central idea of the article? why or why not? (a) yes, it demonstrates how big businesses maintained their power in the region. (b) yes, it shows that workers were unhappy with the authority of businesses in the region. (c) no, it does not support the idea that the government grew more powerful than businesses. (d) no, it does not relate to the governments intervention in political matters in the region.

Explanation:

The sentence shows that when faced with resistance (from black workers), United Fruit (a big business) took an action (recruiting local Central Americans to divide the workforce) to maintain its authority. This is about how a big business maintained its power. Option B only focuses on workers' unhappiness, not the business's power - maintaining action. Option C and D are about government which is not relevant to the sentence.

Answer:

A. Yes, it demonstrates how big businesses maintained their power in the region.