Mystery Questions
Canada and the US were the a colony of
The United States is a country that has been built by
immigrants
The gap between the rich and the poor in America has widened and is often described as "_________"
1% vs 99%
The Panama Canal connects the ________ Ocean and the ________ Ocean.
Atlantic and Pacific
The movements for social reform in Latin America and the Caribbean is often called________
the Pink Tide
What is the official language of Cuba?
Spanish
The colonies became independent from Great Britain in
1776
Some people say that the American dream is _______
dead.
"It took more than _______ to complete the complex canal system."
30 years
Who started the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
The American Civil War is fought between the _______ and the ________
North; South
After World War II and new wave of people came from ________ and __________
Asia and Latin America
Due to ___________ the unemployment rate increased to ______ in April of 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic;14.7
What country started the construction of the Panama Canal?
France
Fidel Castro _____________ to poor farmers and eliminated ________.
distributed land; illiteracy
The Caribbean is sandwiched between __________ and _________.
North and South America
Between 1820 and 1930, about __________ people came from ________ and_______
37 million; Europe; Africa
What is "market thinking"?
If students' grades were not good, the school they attended could not receive financial support from the government, which reduces teachers' salaries.
What year did US hand over control of the canal to Panama?
1999
What former country supported Fidel Castro?
the Soviet Union
Cuba imports ________,_________,_________, and __________.
cigars, raw sugar, nickel products, and rum
recently, tens of thousands of ___________ people headed on foot the US every year in order to flee ________and _______ in their own countries.
Central American; poverty; violence
What is the American Dream?
The right to pursue happiness and prosperity equally for everyone, regardless of their financial situation.
"Now bigger ________ carrying __________ can pass through the canal."
tanker vessels;liquefied petroleum gas
What was the "Cuban Missile Crisis"?
The Soviet Union secretly build a nuclear military base in Cuba. The base was equipped with missiles within striking distance of major US cities. This caused the US to prepare for a nuclear war against the Soviets.