Nearpod: Cuban Revolution (Makeup Work)

Where is Cuba located?

• north of the United States

• south of the United States

• west of Mexico

• south of Mexico

Which country controlled Cuba for more than 400 years?

• Portugal

• United States

• Brazil

• Spain

When did Cuba gain its independence from Spain?

• 1492

• 1898

• 1400

• 1800

Cuba gained its independence (freedom) after which war?

• Cuban-American War

• American-Cuban War

• Spanish-American War

• Spanish-Cuban War

Which country controlled Cuba after Spain?

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Spain

• United States

What happened to Cuba for the next 50 years after the United States left?

• they had good leaders

• they had bad leaders

• they had neutral leaders

• they had no leaders

Who was the first dictator (bad leader) of Cuba?

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

• Fulgenico Batista

• Barack Obama

What does dictator mean?

• someone who takes power and becomes leader for life

• someone who is elected as a leader by the people

• someone who does not have any power in a country

• someone who is given little power in a country

What was life like under Batista? (more than one answer)

• there was a lot of poverty

• education was not good

• there was little healthcare

• most Cubans were very poor

What is a revolutionary?

• a person who fights for change

• a person who wants nothing to change

• a person who is in charge of a country

• a person who supports the leader of a country