WorksheetsMrs Smith's - The Cuban Revolution Revision
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
______________ 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
Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Che Guevara
Nikita Kruschev
Fulgencio Batista
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
Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.
economy and trade
freedom and equality
healthcare and education
trade and healthcare
Much of Cuba's wealth was controlled by
the U.S.
Soviet Union
Cuba
Spain
What type of government did the Cuban Revolution overthrow?
a communist autocracy
a military dictatorship
a representative democracy
a command system
Who was the leader of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War?
Nikita Kruschev
John F Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D Roosevelt
Which are essential elements of guerilla warfare?
ambushes and using terrain to advantage
air strikes and large pitched battles
international alliances and foreign assistance
large primates and a planet of the apes
What region of Cuba were the revolutionaries based in?
Sierra Maestra
Santa Clara
Santiago de Cuba
Cien Fuegos
How did the revolutionaries get back to Cuba?
In a plane called Papa
On a boat called Gramma
On a train called Bebe
In a helicopter called Mama
What date did the Cuban Revolution start?
26 July 1985
26 July 1953
1 January 1959
1 January 1953
Why did the US put an embargo on Cuba?
Punish Russia for the cold war
The Cuban Revolution
Cuban was punished for the Missile Crisis
For starting WW2
Who lead the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Fulgencio Batista.
Barack Obama
Why did the Cuban Revolution start?
Poverty
Fidel Castro
Education
healthcare
What changes did Fidel Castro make?
Eliminating freedom of speech
Eliminating freedom of religion
Eliminating freedom of assembly
Eliminating freedom of the press
All the above
What happened after Castro took over?
Churches closed
Personal property was taken over
Cuban newspapers, radio, & TV were eliminated
All the above
What country did Cuba gain independence from?
Brazil
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
What country helped Cubans to gain independence from Spain?
Portugal
Brazil
United Sates
Canada
When did Fidel Castro die?
May 23, 2006
September 11, 2001
November 25, 2016
March 6, 1986
Who was in office after Fidel Castro?
Obama
Kennedy
Raul Castro
Sebastien
When did the Cuban Revolution end?
September 30, 2001
January 2, 1960
January 1, 1959
January 3, 1912
What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?
Mexico
Cuba
Colombia
Brazil
The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a ______________ first government in the Western Hemisphere.
anarchist
communist
capitalist
lassaiz-fair
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
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the
Cuba became a democratic nation
Soviet Union and U.S. signed a peace treaty.
Cold War ended.
United States placed an embargo on the nation of Cuba.
According to the political cartoon, what conclusion can be made about the relationship between the two countries?
The U.S. and Cuba are close allies.
The U.S. and Cuba could go to war at any point
The U.S. and Cuba’s relationship is on its way to improving.
A. The U.S. and Cuba are concerned over global warming.
As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the government of Cuba changed from
A republic to a dictatorship
A dictatorship to a republic
One form of republic to another form of republic
One form of dictator to another form of dictatorship
Which of the following would make the BEST title for the table?
Economic Strategies of Fidel Castro
Economic Strategies of Fulgencio Batista
Early Laws under Fidel Castro
Early Laws under Fulgencio Batista
What was a result of Castro's revolution in Cuba?
Cuba became independent of Spain and was no longer a Spanish colony.
Tensions in the Cold War between the United States and the USSR increased.
Cuba became a United States territory with the same status as Puerto Rico.
Economic ties between the United States and Cuba were strengthened
What has been a lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution?
(a)
The newspaper headlines above refer to which event?
Cuban Revolution
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Collapse of the Soviet Union
What conclusion can be based upon the political cartoon?
Venezuela had missiles pointed at Cuba and the US.
The Cubans lost their nuclear missiles when Soviets took over
Cuba threatened to bomb United States unless they started buying their sugar cane crop again.
The U.S. found out that the Soviets built a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.
How did the relationship between the United States and Cuba change during President Obama’s time in office?
The countries became close military allies.
Cuba requested US help to reform its government.
Cuba and the US relationship improved slightly
The countries fought in battle for the first time in decades.
What would BEST answer the flow chart?
(a)
Which one of these is not a basic ideal of communism?
Government controls all means of production.
Abolishment of private property
Income tax only on the upper class
Classless utopian society
What does an economy provide to the people of a country?
Goods and services
Land, labor, capital and management
Money and factories
In capitalism, who owns property and businesses -- and keeps the profits?
private people
government
the poor
Which THREE things can you do in a democracy?
buy and own a house
open a business
become a dictator
vote
Citizens can own property.
Communism
Democracy
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
Sergei Fedorov
Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?
Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.
An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.
Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.
Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.
"Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island."
Which 1962 leader said this?
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
Wang Chung
Hideki Tojo
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Inchon Invasion
Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Cuba forfiets
JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty
Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?
To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US
To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism
To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey
To counter the power of NATO
Who is this?
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Che Guevara
Why is the picture of Che Guevara so iconic?
He was a good looking man.
Che's role in the Cuban Revolution made him a revered symbol of world class struggle, equality and freedom from domination and his premature death in 1967 elevated him to almost martyrdom.
The upper classes loved Che as he fought for personal wealth and private business.
Which picture is of Fulgencio Batista?
Who is this?
Raul Castro
John F Kennedy
Fidel Castrol
Moncada Castro
What is the policy of when a stronger/larger nation takes over a smaller/weaker nation?
industrialization
imperialism
alliances
What is the Platt Amendment?
A treaty between the US and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign involvement. It allowed US involvement in US affairs.
Right to bear arms.
A treaty between the USSR and Cuba that allowed Soviet intervention with missiles.
Which of the following situations were necessary to led Castro rise to power?
Social Inequalities
Economic problems
Provisional Government
Political instability
The attack on the Moncada Barracks was... for Castro's rise to power
(a)
Operation Verano can be described as.....
Castro's attempt to overthrow Batista
The US sending exiles back to Cuba
Summer offensive in 1958 by Batista forces
July 26th Movement can be described as.....
a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro
Mrs Smith's birthday
The final day of Batista's control
The capital of Cuba....
Nah nah nah nah nah
Havana
Hover
Madrid
