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Mrs Smith's - The Cuban Revolution Revision

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ 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

2.

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

3.

Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro

a)

Raul Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Nikita Kruschev

d)

Fulgencio Batista

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Much of Cuba's wealth was controlled by

a)

the U.S.

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Cuba

d)

Spain

8.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Cuban Revolution?
a)
more tension with the United States
b)
weaker economy
c)
less political freedoms
d)
more freedoms
9.

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

10.
Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? 
a)
The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US. 
b)
US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US. 
c)
The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets. 
d)
Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.
11.

Who was the leader of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War?

a)

Nikita Kruschev

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

12.

Which are essential elements of guerilla warfare?

a)

ambushes and using terrain to advantage

b)

air strikes and large pitched battles

c)

international alliances and foreign assistance

d)

large primates and a planet of the apes

13.

What region of Cuba were the revolutionaries based in?

a)

Sierra Maestra

b)

Santa Clara

c)

Santiago de Cuba

d)

Cien Fuegos

14.

How did the revolutionaries get back to Cuba?

a)

In a plane called Papa

b)

On a boat called Gramma

c)

On a train called Bebe

d)

In a helicopter called Mama

15.

What date did the Cuban Revolution start?

a)

26 July 1985

b)

26 July 1953

c)

1 January 1959

d)

1 January 1953

16.

Why did the US put an embargo on Cuba?

a)

Punish Russia for the cold war

b)

The Cuban Revolution

c)

Cuban was punished for the Missile Crisis

d)

For starting WW2

17.

Who lead the Cuban Revolution?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Raul Castro

c)

Fulgencio Batista.

d)

Barack Obama

18.

Why did the Cuban Revolution start?

a)

Poverty

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Education

d)

healthcare

19.

What changes did Fidel Castro make?

a)

Eliminating freedom of speech

b)

Eliminating freedom of religion

c)

Eliminating freedom of assembly

d)

Eliminating freedom of the press

e)

All the above

20.

What happened after Castro took over?

a)

Churches closed

b)

Personal property was taken over

c)

Cuban newspapers, radio, & TV were eliminated

d)

All the above

21.

What country did Cuba gain independence from?

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Mexico

22.

What country helped Cubans to gain independence from Spain?

a)

Portugal

b)

Brazil

c)

United Sates

d)

Canada

23.

When did Fidel Castro die?

a)

May 23, 2006

b)

September 11, 2001

c)

November 25, 2016

d)

March 6, 1986

24.

Who was in office after Fidel Castro?

a)

Obama

b)

Kennedy

c)

Raul Castro

d)

Sebastien

25.

When did the Cuban Revolution end?

a)

September 30, 2001

b)

January 2, 1960

c)

January 1, 1959

d)

January 3, 1912

26.

What country is highlighted on the map of Latin America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

27.

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

a)

anarchist

b)

communist

c)

capitalist

d)

lassaiz-fair

28.

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

29.

As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the

a)

Cuba became a democratic nation

b)

Soviet Union and U.S. signed a peace treaty.

c)

Cold War ended.

d)

United States placed an embargo on the nation of Cuba.

30.

According to the political cartoon, what conclusion can be made about the relationship between the two countries?

a)

The U.S. and Cuba are close allies.

b)

The U.S. and Cuba could go to war at any point

c)

The U.S. and Cuba’s relationship is on its way to improving.

d)

A. The U.S. and Cuba are concerned over global warming.

31.

As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the government of Cuba changed from

a)

A republic to a dictatorship

b)

A dictatorship to a republic

c)

One form of republic to another form of republic

d)

One form of dictator to another form of dictatorship

32.

Which of the following would make the BEST title for the table?

a)

Economic Strategies of Fidel Castro

b)

Economic Strategies of Fulgencio Batista

c)

Early Laws under Fidel Castro

d)

Early Laws under Fulgencio Batista

33.

What was a result of Castro's revolution in Cuba?

a)

Cuba became independent of Spain and was no longer a Spanish colony.

b)

Tensions in the Cold War between the United States and the USSR increased.

c)

Cuba became a United States territory with the same status as Puerto Rico.

d)

Economic ties between the United States and Cuba were strengthened

34.

What has been a lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution?

(a)  

35.

The newspaper headlines above refer to which event?

a)

Cuban Revolution

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

Collapse of the Soviet Union

36.

What conclusion can be based upon the political cartoon?

a)

Venezuela had missiles pointed at Cuba and the US.

b)

The Cubans lost their nuclear missiles when Soviets took over

c)

Cuba threatened to bomb United States unless they started buying their sugar cane crop again.

d)

The U.S. found out that the Soviets built a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.

37.

How did the relationship between the United States and Cuba change during President Obama’s time in office?

a)

The countries became close military allies.

b)

Cuba requested US help to reform its government.

c)

Cuba and the US relationship improved slightly

d)

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

38.

What would BEST answer the flow chart?

(a)  

39.

Which one of these is not a basic ideal of communism?

a)

Government controls all means of production.

b)

Abolishment of private property

c)

Income tax only on the upper class

d)

Classless utopian society

40.

What does an economy provide to the people of a country?

a)

Goods and services

b)

Land, labor, capital and management

c)

Money and factories

41.

In capitalism, who owns property and businesses -- and keeps the profits?

a)

private people

b)

government

c)

the poor

42.

Which THREE things can you do in a democracy?

a)

buy and own a house

b)

open a business

c)

become a dictator

d)

vote

43.

Citizens can own property.

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

44.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
•The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
45.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

e)

Sergei Fedorov

46.

Which of the following justifies Kennedy's Navy block around Cuba?

a)

Khrushchev removed all Soviet missiles from Cuba.

b)

An American spy plane caught the Soviet Union placing nuclear weapons in Cuba.

c)

Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba and launches his new line of army fatigues with matching beards.

d)

Khrushchev led a conference in Yalta but the US was not invited.

e)

Castro threatened to launch four missiles at the US if Kennedy refused to take down the US missiles in Turkey.

47.

"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?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Wang Chung

e)

Hideki Tojo

48.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Inchon Invasion

e)

Anti-Totalitarian Takeover (ATT)

49.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

50.

Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?

a)

To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

b)

To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism

c)

To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

d)

To counter the power of NATO

51.

Who is this?

a)

Fulgencio Batista

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Raul Castro

d)

Che Guevara

52.

Why is the picture of Che Guevara so iconic?

a)

He was a good looking man.

b)

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.

c)

The upper classes loved Che as he fought for personal wealth and private business.

53.

Which picture is of Fulgencio Batista?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

Who is this?

a)

Raul Castro

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Fidel Castrol

d)

Moncada Castro

55.

What is the policy of when a stronger/larger nation takes over a smaller/weaker nation?

a)

industrialization

b)

imperialism

c)

alliances

56.

What is the Platt Amendment?

a)

A treaty between the US and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign involvement. It allowed US involvement in US affairs.

b)

Right to bear arms.

c)

A treaty between the USSR and Cuba that allowed Soviet intervention with missiles.

57.

Which of the following situations were necessary to led Castro rise to power?

a)

Social Inequalities

b)

Economic problems

c)

Provisional Government

d)

Political instability

58.

The attack on the Moncada Barracks was... for Castro's rise to power

(a)  

59.

Operation Verano can be described as.....

a)

Castro's attempt to overthrow Batista

b)

The US sending exiles back to Cuba

c)

Summer offensive in 1958 by Batista forces

60.

July 26th Movement can be described as.....

a)

a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro

b)

Mrs Smith's birthday

c)

The final day of Batista's control

61.

The capital of Cuba....

a)

Nah nah nah nah nah

b)

Havana

c)

Hover

d)

Madrid