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D - SS - Unit 6
History of Latin America - Cuban Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did Cuba gain its independence from Spain? | 1898 |
| In the 1900s, who controlled Cuba’s wealth? | American companies |
| In the 1900s, what were the main businesses in Cuba? | sugar and mining companies |
| In the 1900s, who was the leader of Cuba? | Fulgencio Batista |
| Why were many people unhappy with Batista’s rule? | poverty was abundant, education was poor, and healthcare was limited |
| How did social and economic problems help lead to the unrest of many Cubans? | a small class of rich Cubans had all of the power, while the majority was very poor and had little to no power |
| Who led an unsuccessful overthrow of the government in 1953? | Castro and his forces |
| When did Castro and his forces begin a full scale war against Batista’s government? | 1955 |
| After Castro was released from jail where did he go and why? | Mexico to put together a new group of rebel fighters |
| When did Castro defeat the Batista government? | 1959 |
| When Castro seized absolute power, what did he make himself? | dictator of Cuba |
| Why did the US originally back Castro? | he promised to make Cuba a democracy |
| What type of government did Castro organize? | Communist government |
| Castro declared that all property belonging to Americans now belonged to whom? | the Cuban government |
| What other types of property did the Cuban government take from the people? | all farms, factories, & businesses |
| What happened to Cuban newspapers, radio, & TV when Castro took over? | they were shut down, so the government was the only source for news |
| What happened to churches in Cuba when Castro took over? | they were closed and the property was taken over by the government |
| Why did relations between the US & Cuba get worse after the revolution? | US didn’t like Cuba having ties with the Soviet Union because they were involved in the Cold War |
| Who did Castro force to leave Cuba? | American civilians |
| What was the Bay of Pigs? | a plan to arm Cuban exiles living in Florida and send them to Cuba to meet other unhappy Cubans and overthrow Castro |
| Why was the Bay of Pigs a disaster? | Castro’s forces intercepted the plan and captured the invaders |
| What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? | In October of 1962, US planes spotted secret Soviet missile bases in Cuba |
| What happened during the height of the Cold War that could have led to WWIII? | the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved? | President Kennedy agreed not to invade Cuba and to remove US missiles from Turkey; and Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba |
| What is the US-Cuba Embargo? | US placed an embargo on goods from Cuba |
| How did the US-Cuba Embargo hurt Cuba’s economy? | Cuba’s sugar cane crop could no longer be sold in the US |
| What has caused Cuba's economy to become very poor? | the embargo, poor harvests, and bad government planning |
| In the early 1980s and 1990s, why did thousands of Cubans escape to the US? | Castro would not allow free elections, freedom of speech, freedom of press, etc. |
| Who is the Cuban dictator today? | Raul Castro |
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