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Cuban Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

2.

______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

French and Indian War

3.

______________ is the former communist dictator of Cuba who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Adolf Hitler

4.

The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

anarchist

b)

communist

c)

capitalist

d)

lassaiz-fair

5.

After Fulgencio Batista was elected president in Cuba in 1952, he turned his rule into a

a)

communist government

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

parliament

6.

Fidel Castro led an uprising against Batista that came to be called

a)

the Russian Revolution

b)

World War III

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the Cuban Revolution

7.

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

a)

economy and trade

b)

freedom and equality

c)

healthcare and education

d)

trade and healthcare

8.

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

a)

farms; money; Cuban citizens

b)

farms; factories; Cuban government

c)

land and resources; Cuban citizens

d)

land and money; Castro

9.

Castro formed a _______________ government and took away many citizens' __________________.

a)

autocratic; money

b)

democratic; homes

c)

socialist; freedom

d)

communist; rights

10.

The U.S. placed an ________________________ on Cuba which hurt the profits they made from ____________________.

a)

protest; weapons

b)

embargo; sugar

c)

protest; fruits

d)

embargo; cars

11.

______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

French and Indian War

12.

What is the 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union, with the agreement of the Castro regime, placed missiles on the island of Cuba?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Holocaust

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bay of Pigs

13.

When one nation's government decides to prohibit or stop all trade with another nation is known as a(n) _____________.

a)

tariff

b)

quota

c)

embargo

d)

subsidy

14.

Bay of Pigs was the

a)

failed military invasion and unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962

b)

attempted bombing of the southern coast of Cuba

c)

agreement between the Soviet Union and U.S. to divide Cuba

d)

site of a nuclear explosion in Cuba

15.

What type of government did the Cuban Revolution overthrow?

a)

a communist autocracy

b)

a military dictatorship

c)

a representative democracy

d)

a command system

16.

What element of the Cuban Revolution did the US support?

a)

No elements

b)

The US wanted to place an embargo on Cuba.

c)

Castro pledged to increase trade with the USA

d)

Castro had promised to make Cuba a democracy.

17.

Cuba is only 90 miles away from the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What year did Fidel Castro take control of Cuba?

a)

1952

b)

1959

c)

1965

d)

1980

19.

What is the official language of Cuba?

a)

English

b)

Cuban

c)

Spanish

d)

French

20.

The Cuban Revolution had a major affect on the relationship that Cuba had with the United States. How did the Cuban Revolution affect the United States?

a)

The Cuban revolution caused Americans to distrust their government.

b)

The Cuban revolution caused an increase in American's fear of communist aggression.

c)

The Cuban Revolution improved trade between the United States and Cuba.

d)

The Cuban Revolution ended the conflict between the United States and Cuba.

21.

What was one of the immediate things to take place after the Cuban Revolution?

a)

The Cuban government entered into an alliance with the US government.

b)

The Cuban government forced all citizens of other countries to leave Cuba.

c)

The Cuban government seized the US naval base in Cuba and all of its weapons

d)

The Cuban government seized private property and nationalized it.

22.

 

The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the end of the trade relationship between Cuba and who?

a)

Spain

b)

the Soviet Union

c)

the United States

d)

England

23.

Literacy means

a)

being able to travel to different countries

b)

being able to cook and drive

c)

It means they set up a trade barrier

d)

being able to read and write

24.

What long-term impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba's economy?

a)

Many citizens from the United States began investing in Cuba

b)

Cuba became the fastest-growing economy in the region for several decades.

c)

All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century

d)

Cuba became the leading exporter of sugar to the United States.

25.

How did the relationship between the United States and Cuba change during President Obama's time in office? Select all that apply.

a)

The countries became close military allies.

b)

US businesses were allowed to trade more with Cuba.

c)

Cuba requested US help to reform its government

d)

Each country opened an embassy in the other's capital.

e)

The countries fought in battle for the first time in decades.