LAH 6.1 Cuban Revolution

When a government uses violence or force to stop protests, it is practicing:

• repression

• intervention

• redistribution

• exile

An official ban on trade with another country is known as a(n):

• coup

• embargo

• regime

• inflation

A political and economic system where the government owns all land and businesses.

• communism

• capitalism

• dictatorship

• Pyramid of Power

• mercantilism

When the people of a nation want to create a new political system, they will often start a ________

• repression

• revolution

• regime

• intervention

Which of the following are examples of corruption?

*HINT: Must choose more than one answer

• dishonest behavior by people in power

• voting for a new president

• accepting bribes or stealing money

• giving money to poor citizens

A government that limits democracy and demands total obedience from its citizens is best described as:

• Socialist

• Marxist

• Authoritarian

• Democratic

Which term means the government takes control of private businesses or industries?

• Communism

• Inflation

• Nationalization

• Corruption

Which of the following are political causes of the Cuban Revolution? (6.1, DOK 2)

*HINT: Must choose more than one answer (3)

• dictatorship

• corrupt government

• disbelief in peaceful reform

• expanded democracy

• Fidel Castro won the election

Which of the following are social causes of the Cuban Revolution? (6.1, DOK 2)

*HINT: Must choose more than one answer (2)

• Easy access to healthcare

• Extreme inequality between wealthy and rural families

• Many hated democracy and wanted authoritarian rule

• Expanded social mobility

• Many could not read or write

Which of the following was a major cause of unemployment in Cuba before the revolution?

(6.1, DOK 2)

• Overreliance on foreign aid

• Seasonal jobs in the sugar industry

• High levels of industrialization

• Equal distribution of wealth

• Sugar was banned so the factories shut down