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A quiz about Cuba under Castro.
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1
When did the US place an embargo on Cuba under Castro?
1960
1776
1958
1961
2
Who was the Soviets' first diplomat to Cuba, before the revolution?
Andrei Gromyko
Alexi Komakoff
Maxim Litinov
Vladmir Drăculea
3
Which of the following is false?
All of the above.
Muralism covered many topics and was government critical.
Nuevo Trova was a fusion of Trova and Nueva Baile movements.
Nuevo Trova artists were encouraged to express themselves.
4
ToF: People were paid according to the quality of their work and the complexity of their jobs.
True
False
Neither
5
Fill in the blank: ____, being Maoist, left Cuba after a dispute with Castro and fled to _____.
Che Guevara, Bolivia
Rich Cubans, the United States
Fulgencio Batista, The Dominican Republic
Maxim Litinov, the USSR.
6
Cuba's population was split into 3 social groups. What were they?
Afro Cubans, Whites, and Mestizos
(THIS IS THE ANSWER) Peninsulares, Mullatos, and Castizos
Pro-Trump, Anti-Trump, and everyone else
Communists, Capitalists, and Anarchists
7
How many tons of sugar were produced during the Ten Million Ton Harvest, in millions?
9
10
7
9
8
Under Castro, divorce rates:
Stagnated (Stayed the Same)
Increased
Decreased
9
What were the people who left Cuba for Florida called?
Aficionados de Castro
Marielitos
Ahren Dosanjh
Libertadores
10
What did Castro found to control artists and writers?
The Castro Congratulatory Council
The National Culture Council
The Literary Works Bureau
The Art and Associated Works Board
11
What was Castro's party called?
The PCC (Partido Comunista de Cuba)
The NCCP (National Cuban Communist Party)
The LDC (Los Cubanos por Derechos de Clases)
The CCE (The Cuban Communist Emissary)
12
What was a goal of the Federación de Mujeres Cubanas?
To increase prostitution in Cuba
To get women involved in productive jobs outside the house
To create a Soviet Union that could to challenge the West
To remove all the Jews from Germany and send them away
13
What did health care under Castro provide?
Vaccines, car insurance, medicine, and dental coverage
Vaccines, abortions, medicine, and access to cheese
Vaccines, abortions, essential oils, and dental coverage
Vaccines, abortions, medicine, and dental coverage
14
NO POINT SURVEY: Which dictator had the most striking facial hair?
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Hideki Tojo
Fidel Castro
15
Which of the following were Cuban demands during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A Non-aggression pact with the US.
An end to the US embargo.
All of the above.
Full trade with the United States.
16
What was Castro's equivalent of the Secret Police?
Anti-Revolution Suppression Task Force
Civillian Service Department
Education of Proper Ideals Administration
Committee for the Defense of the Revolution
17
Which of the following could be used as evidence against Castro's Success?
The Ten-Ton Harvest was never realized
Certain groups were sent to work camps
All of the Below
Economy failed after the USSR fell
18
What was the purpose of the Revolutionary Courts?
None of the above
To extend Castro's control to the Judicial system
To secure execution verdicts on Batista aids
To try anti-revolutionary dissidents
19
How much education was made mandatory under Castro?
There was no requirement
Up to 9th Grade
Up to 12th Grade
Up to 7th Grade
20
What were talleres literarios?
Litter collection programs.
Workshops to promote writing.
Field-Leading writers who supported Castro
Reading-comprehension camps.
21
What was Castro's BIGGEST flex about his education system?
Having a super low illilliteracy percentage
Having a super low illiterally percentage
Having a super low illiteracy percentage
Having a super low literacy percentage
22
Why did the US place an embargo on Cuba?
All of the above
They felt that Castro was becoming to aligned with the USSR
They wanted to find a cheaper trade partner
Cuba refused to buy American exports
23
Which of the following factors pushed Cuba towards the USSR?
Operation Mongoose and the CIA
The US Embargo
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
All of the Above
24
True or False: The USSR had high expectations for the alliance with Cuba after the revolution.
True
False
25
Which of the following were popular Nuevo Trova themes?
Anti-US Sentiments
The Working Class
Anti-revolutionary ideas
All of the above
26
What was Cuba's Union Force named?
Confederación de Bailarines de Cuba
Federación Americana del Trabajo
Las Panteras Negras
Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba
