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AKS 52a The Cuban Revolution and Current US relations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was in charge of Cuba during the early 1950s?

a)

Fulgencio Batista

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Fidel Castro

2.

Who led the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s?

a)

Fulgencio Batista

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Fidel Castro

3.

Why did the Cuban Revolution take place?

a)

The people were upset with how the government was running Cuba

b)

The government wanted tp put missiles in Cuba

c)

The US wanted to invade at the Bay of Pigs

d)

The U.S.S.R. wanted to take over Cuba

4.

What type of leader was in charge of Cuba during the 1950s?

a)

Monarch

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Dictator

d)

Governor General

5.

Why did the US place an Embargo on Cuba after the revolution?

a)

Castro nationalized all US businesses in Cuba(seized them)

b)

Batista kicked out all Americans in Cuba(forced to leave)

c)

The Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba facing the US(crisis)

d)

Castro killed Batista and he was our ally in Cuba(overthrow)

6.

Why did Cuba ally itself with the U.S.S.R. in the 1960s?

a)

Cuba did not want to trade with the US anymore

b)

The US wanted to be the number one trading partner of Cuba

c)

The US stopped trading with Cuba and Cuba needed supplies for it's citizens

d)

Cuba wanted to become democratic and the U.S.S.R. was the leading democracy at the time

7.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

When Cuba allowed the United States to put missiles in Cuba to attack the Soviet Union

b)

The U.S.S.R. wanted to be the number one trading partner of Canada

c)

When Cuba allowed the U.S.S.R. to put missiles in Cuba facing the USA

d)

The Revolution where Castro took over Cuba from Kennedy

8.

According to the Political Cartoon below, what can you infer about the relationship between the US and Cuba?

a)

Cuba is now on a Terrorism list with the US

b)

The US and Cuban relationship is getting worse

c)

Cubans are no longer allowed to travel to the U.S.S.R.

d)

The relationship between Cuba and the United States is starting to get better

9.

Which of the following had the biggest impact on Cuban citizens after the 1959 Cuban Revolution?

a)

Personal freedoms were taken away

b)

Americans were forced to leave

c)

Castro stole the US businesses

d)

Batista left Cuba

10.

Why did Castro take away the Freedom of religion in Cuba?

a)

He wanted people to play outside more instead of going to church

b)

The Cuban citizens could not decide on one religion

c)

He wanted everyone's focus to be on him and Cuba

d)

The Cuban citizens did not like going to church