Cuba-Clinging to Communism
1. In 1994,_____________________Cubans tried to leave
the country on just about anything that would float hoping to
_________________________________
2. The former dictator of Cuba, __________________________,
did not allow Cubans to speak out against government policies
they disagreed with.
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1. The Dictator of Cuba now is_____________________
Raul Castrocurrent
President
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Cuba's History
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1. Cuba was once a colony of...
___________________________.
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Before Castro there was Batista:
Caribbean Island stuff\videos\2 Batista 30 years of govt
corruption.htm
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2. Castro's government in Cuba
is_____________________________.
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Cuba's History
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3. In the 1960s and 1970s, Fidel Castro's government
brought some improvements to Cuba like:
________________________________ and
_____________________________.
4. Literacy is the _______________________
Carribean Island stuff\videos\3 Cuban
revolution.htm
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Carribean Island stuff\videos\4 Invading Cuba the
Bay of Pigs.htm
Carribean Island stuff\videos\5 Invading
Cuba_The Cuban Missle Crisis.htm
Carribean Island stuff\videos\6 A secret meeting
in Cuba.htm
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6) In 1991,_____________________________
collapsed (or__________________________)
and could no longer help Cuba. This drastically
affected Cuba's _____________________
5. Tensions (anger) between the U.S. and Cuba
increased during the ______________________.
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Carribean Island stuff\videos\7 US Cuba Relations After
the Missle Crisis.htm
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Changes Come to Cuba
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In the 1990s, Cuba's economy was near
failure, Castro began
allowing_________________________ and
encouraging _________________________
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Section 2 Haitia democracy in progress
1. ______________________________ became Haiti's
leader when he was_______________________________
2. What does "democratically elected:" mean in your
words:
_____________________________________________
3. Before independence, Haiti was once a colony of
______________________________
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4. _________________________________ helped get
rid of slavery in Haiti in 1801
5. Francois Duvalier and Jean-Claude Duvalier were a
father and son from Haiti
who_____________________________________
_________________________________________.
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The People of Haiti
1. Most Haitians are a mixed _______________________
and ________________________ ancestry and are referred
to as __________________________________
2. Today, Haiti is the ________________________
country in the Western Hemisphere.
Most people (two-thirds) or ___________% are
_______________________
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Section 3
Puerto Rico-An American Commonwealth
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Just like Cuba, Puerto Rico was once a
colony of_____________________________
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Puerto Rico and American
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1. Citizens are individuals with _______________
and _________________.
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2. Although Puerto Ricans are American citizens
they can not:
 * _____________________
 … and do not _________________
 …but can_________________
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3. Many Puerto Ricans have moved to
_________________part of the United States in
such cities as _________________________
4. ________________________ is the capital of
Puerto Rico.
5. It is much like a State capital and has a mixture
of ___________________ skyscrappers and
___________________buildings.
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List 2 reasons why Puerto Rico SHOULD
become a U.S. state:
1.
2.
List 2 Reasons why Puerto Rico SHOULD NOT
become a U.S. state:
1.
2.
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