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Cuban Revolution and Latin American Governments
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What happens to Cubans who protest against the Communist government?
They were protected because they were loyal to Batista
Either jailed or killed
Pirates
They all died
2
Who is responsible for overthrowing President Batista during the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
Vladimir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
Mao Zedong
3
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Turkey placed missiles in Cuba that were directed at the U.S.
North Korea placed missiles in Cuba that were directed at the U.S.
China placed missiles in Cuba that were directed at the U.S.
Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that were directed towards the U.S.
4
If people vote for their representatives and their leader, they have a _______________.
Communism
Totalinarianism
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
5
Castro aligned Cuba with which superpower during the Cold War?
United States
Spain
China
Soviet Union
6
What form of government did Fidel Castro set up in Cuba?
Communism
Autocracy
Socialism
Democracy
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What happened to American businesses in Cuba during this time?
They caught on fire due to riots
Nothing, they prospered
Shut down or taken over by Communist government
They went bankrupt
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Hundreds of thousand of unhappy Cubans have fled to island for which country?
The Soviet Union
The United States
Mexico
Canada
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Where is Cuba located?
In Europe
Island in Caribbean, 90 miles south of Florida
Next to Hawaii
Off the coast of Spain
10
What is the leader of Mexico called?
Chancellor
Prime Minister
President
King
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When the legislatures elect the leader its called a ______________.
Presidential Democracy
Communism
Autocracy
Parliamentary Democracy
12
Which country has an Autocracy?
Cuba
Mexico
the United States
China
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What is life like for Cubans under Castro’s Communist regime?
Castro provided better healthcare, freedom of speech and religion
very bad, everybody died
Government controls everything (freedoms, newspaper, news, businesses, etc)
Everything was fine and life was prosperous
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What economic sanction was a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
U.S. stops communicating with Cuba
U.S. placed travel bans on Cuba
U.S. will no longer accept Cuba's money
U.S. placed an embargo on Cuba
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What type of government does Brazil have?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Monarchy
