Latin America II
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- Q1Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?John F. KennedyFidel CastroFulgencio BatistaRaul Castro30s
- Q2What type of government did Castro create in Cuba?democraticoligarchyconfederacycommunist30s
- Q3What was one reaction the U. S. had to Cuba taking over property owned by Americans?An agreement was reached to limit the number of Cubans entering the U.S.The U.S. put an embargo of Cuban goods.The U.S. threatened a nuclear attack.The U.S. wanted Cuba to trade with other countries.30s
- Q4Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?MexicoSoviet UnionU.S.Venezuela30s
- Q5What almost caused a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?The U.S. wanted the sugar cane crop that the Soviet Union was buying from Cuba.Kennedy did not like the leader of the Soviet Union.Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.The Soviet Union wanted to show the Cubans that they were strong friends.30s
- Q6The Zapatistas did not like NAFTA because they believed it wouldmean U.S. factories would move to Mexico.force Mexicans to move to the U.S.cause poor Mexican farmers to go out of business.hurt businesses in Canada and the U.S.30s
- Q7Which group do the Zapatistas support?U.S. factory workersindigenous people of Mexicopoor farmeres in North AmericaCanadian farmers30s
- Q8Which is an area of concern for the Zapatistas?acid raindeforestationreligionhousing30s
- Q9Which did the Zapatistas do to show they were against NAFTA?formed friendships with groups in other countries with similar goalstook over several towns in southern Mexicoattacked government troops in Mexico Cityworked with the government on agreements to improve the rights of poor Mexicans30s
- Q10The former colonies in Latin America wanted to break from European rulebecause the European governments had given them little to say in how their countries were run.because the Cuban government set up in 1959 was a parliamentary democracy.because Fidel Castro was mean to them.because Latin America revolted against European rule.30s
- Q11When did Cubans gain independence from Spain?in the Cuban Missiles Warin the military base on Guantanamo Bay of todayin the late 1950sin the Spanish-America War of 189830s
- Q12The country of Cuba was wealthy but its people wereextremely friendlyextremely poorextremely satisfiedextremely content30s
- Q13Fidel Castro was a young lawyer who led a group of rebels againstthe Cuban government dictator Fulgencio Batista.the Spanish rule of 1898.the Spanish-American War of 1898.the Zapatistas in 1994.30s
- Q14Latin America revolutions started because the people wanted tocontrol sugar canes and missiles.make friends with Cubans.control plantations and silver mines.make political and economic decisions.30s
- Q15Cuba escaped rule in195918981950s1900s30s