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1
This dictator's coup in 1952 ended Castro's bid for political office via election
Fulgencio Batista
Che Guevara
Gerardo Machado
Jose Marti
2
What motivated the Soviets to make Cuba a nuclear power?
Achieve Balance of Nuclear Power w/US
All of the Above and China, Too!
Break the Monroe Doctrine
Bargaining Power in Berlin/German Peace Treaty
3
Castro's nationalization of the economy had which of the following effects....
Outrage by US Sugar Companies (Loss of 1.5 Million Acres)
All of the Above
US Ban on Cuban Sugar/Embargo on Exports (Food and Medicine)
Wave of Cuban Refugees to US
4
Which was not a factor that contributed to the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961?
Poor Weather Conditions and Timing
Lack of Mass Revolt AGainst Castro
Lack of Air Support
Out-numbered, Out-trained, Out-equipped
5
This US diplomat urged engagement versus containment best served US interests....
Robert Kennedy
Philip Bonsal
James Fullbright
John King Fairbank
6
Pres. Trump's approach to Cuba is most similar to which past leader....
Reagan (Embargo and Isolation to Improve Human Rights)
We'll just have to find out and see.....
Kennedy/Johnson (Covert Ops, Embargo, Accept Refugees)
Obama/Bonsal (Engagement to Increase Opening/Dependence)
7
In January 2017, the Obama administration ended "wet foot, dry foot," a policy of....
Granting Citizenship to Cuban Refugees Upon Reaching the US
Exceptions for Food and Medicine to the US Embargo
Plans for the Return of Guantanamo Bay
Granting Residence to Cuban Refugees Upon Reaching the US
8
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 was signed by the US and Soviet Union but not these powers
China and France
Great Britain and India
North Korea and Japan
East Germany and Poland