The Cuban Revolution

What country help Cubans to gain independence from Spain

• Portugal

• Brazil

• United Sates

• Canada

Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro

• Raul Castro

• Che Guevara

• Nikita Kruschev

• Fulgencio Batista

What was Cuba’s valuable natural resources?

• Steel

• Cotton

• Coal

• Sugar

Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.

• economy and trade

• freedom and equality

• healthcare and education

• trade and healthcare

All _______________ and _________________ owned by Cubans and Americans became property of the ___________________.

• farms; money; Cuban citizens

• farms; factories; Cuban government

• land and resources; Cuban citizens

• land and money; Castro

What country did Cubans flee to?

HINT: YOU STAY IN IT!!!

At the beginning Cuba was _____________________dependent on the United States.

The Cubans began to fight for their independence in ____

One revolutionary. ______ ______was dissatisfied about how the country was being governed by ___________ and how the citizens of Cuba was being treated.

What did the US placed on Cuba that affected its economy?