(4) Latin America: Cuban Revolution

What has been a lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution?

• less political freedom for Cubans

• more leaders chosen by the people

• more economic choices for the people

• less need for trade with other countries

Which of the following would make the BEST title for the table?

• Communist Goals of the Cold War

• Economic Strategies of Batista

• Early Laws Under Fidel Castro

• Legacy of Fulgencio Batista

What was a result of Castro's revolution in Cuba?

• Cuba became independent of Spain and was no longer a Spanish colony.

• Tensions in the Cold War between the United States and the USSR increased.

• Cuba became a United States territory with the same status as Puerto Rico.

• Economic ties between the United States and Cuba were strengthened.

The newspaper headlines above refer to which event?

• Cuban Revolution

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

What conclusion can be based upon the political cartoon?

• Venezuela had missiles pointed at Cuba and the US.

• The Cubans lost their nuclear missiles when Soviets took over.

• Cuba threatened to bomb United States unless they started buying their sugar cane crop again.

• The U.S. found out that the Soviets built a nuclear missile launch

  complex in Cuba.

According to the political cartoon, what conclusion can be made about the relationship between the two countries?

• The U.S. and Cuba are close allies.

• The U.S. and Cuba could go to war at any point.

• The U.S. and Cuba’s relationship is on its way to improving.

• The U.S. still has an embargo in place against Cuban goods and

  services.

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

After the Cuban Revolution, why did Fidel Castro’s government support revolutions in Algeria, Angola, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Yemen?

• These countries had opposed the Cuban Revolution.

• It would help Cuba in its rivalry against the Soviet Union.

• Castro wanted to help communist rebels in other countries.

• Each of the revolutionary groups paid Cuba to help them fight.

How did the relationship between the United States and Cuba change during President Obama’s time in office?

• The countries became close military allies.

• Cuba requested U.S. help to reform its government.

• U.S. business were allowed to trade more with Cuba.

• The countries fought in battle for the first time in decades.