WorksheetsCuban Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?
Mexico
Cuba
Colombia
Brazil
______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.
World War I
World War II
Cold War
French and Indian War
______________ is the former communist dictator of Cuba who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in the 1959 Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
Josef Stalin
Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.
anarchist
communist
capitalist
lassaiz-fair
After Fulgencio Batista was elected president in Cuba in 1952, he turned his rule into a
communist government
dictatorship
democracy
parliament
Fidel Castro led an uprising against Batista that came to be called
the Russian Revolution
World War III
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Cuban Revolution
Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.
economy and trade
freedom and equality
healthcare and education
trade and healthcare
All _______________ and _________________ owned by Cubans and Americans became property of the ___________________.
farms; money; Cuban citizens
farms; factories; Cuban government
land and resources; Cuban citizens
land and money; Castro
Castro formed a _______________ government and took away many citizens' __________________.
autocratic; money
democratic; homes
socialist; freedom
communist; rights
The U.S. placed an ________________________ on Cuba which hurt the profits they made from ____________________.
protest; weapons
embargo; sugar
protest; fruits
embargo; cars
______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.
World War I
World War II
Cold War
French and Indian War
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?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
When one nation's government decides to prohibit or stop all trade with another nation is known as a(n) _____________.
tariff
quota
embargo
subsidy
Bay of Pigs was the
failed military invasion and unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962
attempted bombing of the southern coast of Cuba
agreement between the Soviet Union and U.S. to divide Cuba
site of a nuclear explosion in Cuba
What type of government did the Cuban Revolution overthrow?
a communist autocracy
a military dictatorship
a representative democracy
a command system
What element of the Cuban Revolution did the US support?
No elements
The US wanted to place an embargo on Cuba.
Castro pledged to increase trade with the USA
Castro had promised to make Cuba a democracy.
Cuba is only 90 miles away from the United States.
True
False
What year did Fidel Castro take control of Cuba?
1952
1959
1965
1980
What is the official language of Cuba?
English
Cuban
Spanish
French
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?
The Cuban revolution caused Americans to distrust their government.
The Cuban revolution caused an increase in American's fear of communist aggression.
The Cuban Revolution improved trade between the United States and Cuba.
The Cuban Revolution ended the conflict between the United States and Cuba.
What was one of the immediate things to take place after the Cuban Revolution?
The Cuban government entered into an alliance with the US government.
The Cuban government forced all citizens of other countries to leave Cuba.
The Cuban government seized the US naval base in Cuba and all of its weapons
The Cuban government seized private property and nationalized it.
The Cuban Revolution in the 1950s led to the end of the trade relationship between Cuba and who?
Spain
the Soviet Union
the United States
England
Literacy means
being able to travel to different countries
being able to cook and drive
It means they set up a trade barrier
being able to read and write
What long-term impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba's economy?
Many citizens from the United States began investing in Cuba
Cuba became the fastest-growing economy in the region for several decades.
All trade between the United States and Cuba stopped for over half a century
Cuba became the leading exporter of sugar to the United States.
How did the relationship between the United States and Cuba change during President Obama's time in office? Select all that apply.
The countries became close military allies.
US businesses were allowed to trade more with Cuba.
Cuba requested US help to reform its government
Each country opened an embassy in the other's capital.
The countries fought in battle for the first time in decades.
