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WorksheetsWeek 11 Cuba
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
The United States has kept an _________on Cuba since the 1960s.
inaugural
Europa
entrench
embargo
Cuban citizens have little say or influence in ______ and ________.
political, paraphrase
productivity, plagiarism
policies, perishables
production, politics
The restriction on trade against Cuba is called ________or "the blockade".
el bloqueo
bolera
elbarro
allarove
The people in Cuba are allowed to visit their relatives who live in Florida.
True
False
______agrees that not giving the people their rights is wrong, but they want to eventually trade and engage in tourism with Cuba.
Morocco
Milledgeville
Mandarin
Mexico
In ______, Fidel Castro lead a ______that caused the present to overthrown and he took power.
1949, causation
1959, revolution
1989, revolution
1859, revolution
In _______a trade embargo was placed on Cuba.
1970
1940
1960
1981
Travel to Cuba ends in 1962 during ______administration.
Eisenhower's
Kennedy's
Obama's
Barrett's
In ____1962, the US finds out that the Soviet Union has nuclear missiles in Cuba.
December
Wednesday
January
October
The Castro allows all Cubans to flee to the U.S. in __________.
June 1980
August 1980
April 1980
April 1960
The first US president to travel to Cuba in ______was Mr. ________.
2017, Kennedy
2019, Carter
2016, Obama
Barrett, 2021
_______Castro led the Cuban Revolution.
Raul
Matthew
Miguel
Fidel
When Batista ruled as a ______, he was accused of stealing from the government.
president
leader
dictator
congressman
The dictator favored the rich and did not care about poor people. This caused t he people to plan a ______.
upheaval
uprising
umpire
empire
The Cuban leader, Batista had casinos built so that rich Americans could come there and spend lots of money.
True
False
The United States sent weapons to Cuba to fight against the ________.
revolutionists
allies
treaties
espionage
When the Unites States realized that many Cuban Americans and Cubans really did want to overthrow Batista, ________signed an arms _______that stopped US weapons from being sent to help the army fight against Fidel Castro.
Eisenhower, indicator
Ford, embargo
Kennedy, embargo
Eisenhower, embargo
Fidel Castro tried to get Batista removed by ______means before using force.
illegal
liberal
legal
literal
After Fidel Castro took over, he stopped the ____________from having so much involvement in _______affairs.
United States, Cuban
Soviet Union, Cuban
Soviet Union, American
United States, Soviet
Under Castro's rule, freedom of _______was limited. This means that people could not speak freely about their beliefs, especially if it was against the government.
thought
freedom
action
speech
Fidel Castro had strong beliefs influenced by Karl______.
Campbell
Mack
Mart
Marx
Marxism is a system in which _____ownership overrules ______ownership.
public, private
private, public
government, communist
homes, closures
_________eliminates the owning of private property.
Casual
Communism
Characterize
Carmen
Houses, farms, and other properties were taken away from the citizens of Cuba and given to the ________.
co-owner
government
public
priestly
The ______party controlled production and the ________.
Communist, restaurants
Communist, workforce
Democratic, workforce
Republican, workforce
The _______attempted to weaken Fidel Castro's _______.
Soviet Union, democracy
Soviet Union, dictatorship
United States, dictatorship
United States, republic
Fidel Castro _____(made friends with) the Soviet Union.
aligned
attempted
aligned
allied
The Soviet Union placed _______in Cuba that could be fired at the United States.
memorials
missiles
meteorites
metros
An autocratic government like Cuba has gives power to ____leader(s).
2
4
3
1
Since Raul Castro has taken leadership, some citizens are allowed to _______.
rent
own houses
travel
train
What does launch mean?
to leave something alone
to set something in motion
to stop the motion of something
to reveal
After attempting to overthrow Batista, what year did Fidel Castro go to prison?
(a)
How many years did Fidel Castro serve in prison?
26
10
3
14
Fidel Castro died on ______of _______.
May, 2006
November, 2016
November, 2006
May, 2016
Fidel Castro was born in what year?
(a)
According to the text, dictator rules a country with absolute ______usually by _______.
power, strictness
prowess, force
pretention, power
power, force
Fidel Castro studied ____at the University of ______.
medicine, France
law, Havana
law, Quincy
politics, Georgia
What type of surgery did Fidel Castro have?
back
leg
knee
stomach
The USA was helping Batista stay in power by supporting (with money, and supplies) so he could fight against the uprising led by Fidel Castro. What caused him to eventually lose?
The US withdrew their support when they found out the Cuban people agreed with Castro.
The US gave support to the Cubans.
Batista ran out of rocks to throw.
The band of fighters left town.
After Fidel got sick and Raul took over as the dictator, what happened?
The government became more strict.
He lifted some citizen restrictions
What is the capital of Cuba?
Quincy
Fernando
Havana
Salado
How can the U.S. promote democracy in Cuba?
through nuclear warfare
by sending the U.S. army to enforce democracy
through trade and tourism with the U.S.
through leaving them alone
Why did Raul Castro institute a two-term limit?
He wanted to lead the country for a longer time than his brother.
He wanted Guevara to have a turn to be the leader.
He never wanted to be the leader of Cuba.
He wanted to limit the power of the leader of Cuba.
Which American state is the closest to Cuba?
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Texas
In an autocracy, _______.
bipartisanship exists
the citizens vote on the leader
one person has the majority of power
businesses are privately owned
