Cuba Checkpoint 2

Which two groups of people had a large impact on Cuba during the colonial era?

• Natives and Spanish

• Portuguese and British

• Spanish settlers and African Slaves

• Portuguese and African slaves

What was the result of the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba became a colony of Spain

• Cuba became a colony of the United States

• Cuba was divided between Spain and the United States

• Cuba gained its independence with the help of the United States.

Which of the lists BEST describes the reasons that led to the Cuban Revolution?

• Communist government, well educated workers, lack of foreign investment

• The US controlled sugarcane exports, Dictator controlled the government, Advances in medical care

• High levels of poverty, Poor education and healthcare, Unpopular government

• Lack of government expenditure, US influenced the government, Productive factories

What type of government did Cuba have after the Cuban Revolution?

• socialism

• dictatorship

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

Who was the leader of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?

• Raul Castro

• Fidel Castro

• Fulgencio Batista

• Christopher Colombus

Which of the following statements BEST described how the life of Cubans changed after the Cuban Revolution?

• Freedom of speech ended, and education and healthcare got worse.

• People were forced to follow the government's religion, and they were forced to farm.

• Cubans were only allowed to grow cash crops, and the government set up a free trade zone with the U.S.

• The government controlled all property, and the Cubans were not allowed protest against the government.

What is an embargo?

• tax on imports from another country

• complete stop to trade between two countries

• Limit on number of imports from another country

• Set standard that imports from another country must meet

What could the following headlines be referring to? "Cold War Tensions Increase!" "Soviet and Cuban Relations Better than Ever!" "Work Begins on the missile-launching complex!"

• Cuban Revolution

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Collapse of the Soviet Union