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- 1. Multiple Choice
______________ was the political conflict and period of distrust between the Soviet Union and United States.
World War I
World War II
Cold War
French and Indian War
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the 1962 Cold War event where the Soviet Union, with the agreement of the Castro regime, placed missiles on the island of Cuba?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Che Guevara
Nikita Kruschev
Fulgencio Batista
- 4. Multiple Choice
When one nation's government decides to prohibit or stop all trade with another nation is known as a(n) _____________.
tariff
quota
embargo
subsidy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Bay of Pigs was the
failed military invasion and unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962
attempted bombing of the southern coast of Cuba
agreement between the Soviet Union and U.S. to divide Cuba
site of a nuclear explosion in Cuba
- 6. Multiple Choice
Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.
economy and trade
freedom and equality
healthcare and education
trade and healthcare
- 7. Multiple Choice
Much of Cuba's wealth was controlled by
the U.S.
Soviet Union
Cuba
Spain
- 8. Multiple Choice
Citizens no longer had a right to ___________________ or own their _____________________.
vote; cars
protest; property
travel; homes
have children; land
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT an effect of the Cuban Revolution?more tension with the United Statesweaker economyless political freedomsmore freedoms
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of government did the Cuban Revolution overthrow?
a communist autocracy
a military dictatorship
a representative democracy
a command system
- 11. Multiple Choice
What element of the Cuban Revolution did the US support?
No elements
The US wanted to place an embargo on Cuba.
Castro pledged to increase trade with the USA
Castro had promised to make Cuba a democracy.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a promise Fidel Castro made to the Cuban people?end American-dominance over Cuban businessesevenly distribute wealth in Cubamake all Cuban literate and give all Cubans healthcaretake American property in Cuba and make it owned by Cuba's government
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets.Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the USA during the Cuban Missile Crisis & the Cold War?
Nikita Kruschev
John F Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D Roosevelt
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which are essential elements of guerilla warfare?
ambushes and using terrain to advantage
air strikes and large pitched battles
international alliances and foreign assistance
large primates and a planet of the apes
- 16. Multiple Choice
What region of Cuba were the revolutionaries based in?
Sierra Maestra
Santa Clara
Santiago de Cuba
Cien Fuegos
- 17. Multiple Choice
Where did the main leaders of the Revolution first meet?
Bolivia
Havana
Argentina
Mexico
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did the revolutionaries get back to Cuba?
In a plane called Papa
On a boat called Gramma
On a train called Bebe
In a helicopter called Mama
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