Cuban Revolution

As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the government of Cuba changed from

• a republic to a dictatorship

• a dictatorship to a republic

• one kind of republic to another

• one kind of dictatorship to another

What was one major result of the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s?

• The new government encouraged industrialization, leading to rapid economic growth.

• The new government established a market economy, causing skilled workers to immigrate to Cuba.

• The new government imposed democratic reforms, giving its citizens new political freedoms.

• The new government embraced communism, hurting relations between the United States and Cuba.

The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the end of the trade relationship between which country and Cuba?

• Spain

• England

• the Soviet Union

• the United States

What long-term impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba's economy?

• Many citizens from the United States began investing in Cuba.

• Cuba became the leading exporter of sugar to the United States.

• Cuba became the fastest-growing economy in the region for several decades.

• All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century

What was one of the immediate effects of the Cuban Revolution?

• The government entered into an alliance with the US government.

• The government seized the US naval base in Cuba and all of its weapons.

• The government forced all citizens of other countries to leave Cuba.

• The government seized private property and nationalized it.

Why did the United States put an embargo on almost all trade with Cuba?

• Cuba launched an attack on an American naval base in Cuba.

• Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista in a revolution.

• The United Nations imposed sanctions of the Castro regime.

• Cuba nationalized businesses owned by American investors.

Did US citizens with investments in Cuba support the new Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution? Why or why not?

• They were opposed to the new government. Cuba had nuclear missiles, which people in the United States feared the new government would use.

• They supported the new government. The previous dictator was very unpopular and US citizens wanted Cuban citizens to enjoy a free democracy.

• They supported the new government. The previous government taxed US sugar at a high rate and they hoped the new government would reduce taxes.

• They were opposed to the new government. The new Cuban government took over private property in Cuba, including property owned by US citizens.

In 2016, Barack Obama because the first US president in over 80 years to do what?

• sell weapons to Cuba

• talk to a Cuban diplomat

• order an invasion of Cuba

• visit the Cuban capital

How did the relationship between Cuba and the United States change during Barack Obama's presidency?

• The countries entered into a military alliance.

• The countries entered into a free trade agreement.

• Diplomatic relations between the countries were severed.

• Diplomatic relations between the countries improved.

How did the Cuban Revolution affect the United States?

• It ended the conflict between the United States and Cuba.

• It improved trade between the United States and Cuba.

• It caused Americans to distrust their government.

• It increased Americans' fear of communist aggression.