Cuba and Puerto Rico - Day 1

Draw

Circle Cuba.

How did the Platt Amendment affect Cuba?

Multiple Choice

After the Spanish-American War, ____________________ became a United States colony instead of a Spanish colony.

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• The Bahamas

• Haiti

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United States companies controlled the economies of Cuba and Puerto Rico because they ​

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Open Ended

How did Cubans and Puerto Ricans feel about the United States? Write in complete sentences.

Drag and Drop

Fulgencio Batista was ​

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because he was a ​

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who crushed his opposition.

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hated

harsh dictator

admired

beloved

courageous warrior

kind man

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Fidel Castro gained some support from ​

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for his revolution because he promised a ​

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poor Cubans

new society

rich Cubans

to maintain the current power structure

Multiple Select

What goals did Castro set for Cuba?

• drive out foreign businesses

• develop Cuba's economy

• set up a communist system

• create a good business relationship with the USA

Multiple Select

How did Fidel Castro anger people in the United States?

• by ending free elections

• nationalizing foreign-owned companies and not paying for them

• developing close ties with the Soviet Union

• forming a close relationship with Puerto Rico