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- 1. Multiple Choice
The event that triggered the Mariel Boatlift was .......
The missile crisis
the Bay of Pigs invasion
the missile crisis
the Peruvian embassy invasion
- 2. Multiple Choice
Approximately how many Cubans stormed the Peruvian embassy in Cuba, demanding asylum?
10,000
1,000
100
100,000
- 3. Multiple Choice
Fidel Castro announces that he will open the Mariel Port on this date:
Feb. 1, 1970
April 5, 1975
April 20, 1980
October 16, 1985
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Cuban government took advantage of the Mariel crisis and began sending ............... among the refugees in the ships arriving in Key West.
common criminals
political prisoners
average dissidents
young children
- 5. Multiple Choice
Most of the boats leaving the Mariel Port .......
were almost empty
sank in the ocean
were overloaded
were very efficient
- 6. Multiple Choice
The president of the United States during the Mariel boatlift crisis was,,,,,,,,,,,,
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
- 7. Multiple Choice
When the Mariel Boatlift ended, approximately .............Cubans had arrived in the United States
100,000
125,000
10,856
50,000
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Mariel Boatlift is described as the
biggest catastrophic shipwreck in the history of Latin America
biggest seaborne exodus in the history of Latin America
- 9. Multiple Choice
Marielitos is a term referring to
US social workers
Cuban immigrants
US citizens
Cuban musicians
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or False? The Marielitos clashed with the middle to upper class Cubans already living in Miami.
true
false
- 11. Multiple Choice
An "exodus" refers to
a mass departure of people
a mass arrival of people
- 12. Multiple Choice
Immigrants from _______ also fled to the US during the Mariel Boatlift.
Russia
Haiti
Mexico
Spain
- 13. Multiple Choice
A refugee is a person
who leaves his country in pursuit of marriage
who is kicked out of his country because he is a criminal
who leaves his country to escape persecution
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of events?
Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Mariel Boatlift
Mariel Boatlift, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion, Mariel Boatlift, Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, Mariel Boatlift
- 15. Multiple Choice
By the late 1970's...
Cuban/American relations were very cold and there was no contact.
Cuban/American relations had thawed and exiles in the USA were allowed to travel to Cuba to visit their families.
Cuban American relations continued to be hostile, and Cuban exiles in the USA demanded freedom for their families in Cuba.
- 16. Multiple Choice
A cry for "political asylum" is a cry for
justice
war
shelter
votes
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true? Fidel Castro said that anyone who wanted to leave Cuba...
could leave, as long as they surrendered all of their possessions to the state and signed a document promising never to return.
could only do so with a large fine and the agreement that they would each had to take a Cuban prisoner with them..
could leave, as long as they exited through a specific harbor and had someone to pick them up.
- 18. Multiple Choice
A flotilla is a
type of tortilla
fleet of ships
group of refugees
- 19. Multiple Choice
True or False? During the Mariel Boat Lift, some private US charter boats took advantage and profited greatly from selling passage to desperate families.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who were the "boat people"
immigrants from Cuba
immigrants from Haiti
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which Florida city was especially overwhelmed during the first days of the Mariel Boatlift?
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Key West
Fort Myers
- 22. Multiple Choice
The photo of this immigration processing center was most likely taken in
Cuba
Florida
Russia
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which image best represents the Mariel Boatlift?
- 24. Multiple Choice
True or False? The Mariel Boat Lift caused both Florida's Governor and the President to declare a "State of Emergency"
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
True or False? Jimmy Carter fought against the "Open Arms" policy.
True
False
- 26. Multiple Choice
Why did Jimmy Carter blockade the "floating flotilla"?
Because he did not want Cubans overrunning Florida's communities
Because he did not want to allow criminals to enter the US
Because he wanted to hurt Cuba, economically
- 27. Multiple Choice
The Mariel Boatlift lasted
less than a year
a year
several years
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