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Preble SS11: LA29
Chapter 29: Latin America
Term | Definition |
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Bay of Pigs invasion | failed US attempt to overthrow Cuba's communist leader |
Communism | system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy |
Cuban missile crisis | 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union caused by Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba |
Domino theory | belief that if a country fell to communism, near by countries would follow |
Guerrillas | small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks |
Ernesto “Che” Guevara | Argentinian doctor, major leader of the Cuban Revolution |
Fidel Castro | leader of Cuba from 1959 – 2008 |
John F. Kennedy | US president from 1961-1963 |
Lyndon B. Johnson | US president from 1963-1969 |
Nikita Khrushchev | leader of the Soviet Union 1953 – 1964 |
Raul Castro | Fidel’s younger brother, leader of Cuba from 2008 to today |