Cuba
What US city did many Cuban exiles end up in after they fled on boats?
Miami, Florida
What does the indigenous word "Hayti" mean?
mountains, land of mountains
What is the capital of the Dominican Republic and who founded it?
Santo Domingo, Barthomew Columbus.
What are the three options for what Puerto Rico could exist politically as?
State, Independent nation, remain as a commonwealth
Who is the "face" of Jamaica to wider society through his famous reggae music? Extra 200 if you sing at least 1 stanza of one of his songs.
Bob Marley
Famous Cuban poet who was also known for his desire and fight for independence, called “the Apostle of Cuban Independence”
Jose Marti
What type of government does Haiti have?
semi-presidential republic, a multiparty system
How many constitutions has the Dominican Republic had?
38
Which direction (growth or decline) is the population of Puerto Rico going in right now and why?
Decline, many people are using their citizenship to move to the mainland US
True or False. Jamaica is an independent nation.
False. They are technically part of the British commonwealth.
What was the event in Cuba where the Cold War almost became "hot"
Cuban Missile Crisis
If natural disasters and flooding are common in Haiti, why is the ground dry and cracked?
deforestation and eroding
How and why does the Dominican have to protect their borders?
Trained by US homeland security, to avoid mass entrances of Haitian refugees.
As a Puerto Rican born individual, what rights, responsibilities, and representation do they have in the US government?
They are a US citizen, but cannot vote in presidential elections, do not have to pay full US taxes (although exceptions exist), and they have 1 non-voting representative in the US Senate.
What are the colors of the Jamaican flag and what do they represent?
Green- land
Yellow- Sun
Black- people
Why did Cuba's literacy rate drastically increase and how did they accomplish that?
Fidel Castro's literacy campaign with free education to spread communist ideals
Name and describe the religion mostly started and now widely practiced in Haiti
Voodoo, a religious syncretism between Catholic beliefs and African spirit religion. There is a visible and invisible world and there are ceremonies to connect with the (good or bad) spirits.
What does the color red represent on the flag?
blood of the heroes
Pro: Keeps unique Latino identity/culture/language and ties to Caribbean nations
Con: Weak nation (limited resources) and risk losing US aid and investment
What two languages do they speak?
Jamaican English and Patois
Who was the US backed dictator in the 1940s and 1950s who was criticized for avoiding the lower class citizens?
Fulgencio Bautista
President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his home by gunshot. Suspects were Colombia mercenaries, claimed they were with the US Drug Administration. current Prime Minister has a tainted reputation for suspicious conversations right before the event.
Why does the Dominican not suffer as much economically and ecologically from the natural disasters as Haiti?
Haiti's mountains protect and take the blunt of the storm, the DR also protects their forests which prevents erosion and damage from flooding
Name the US's only rainforest, located in Puerto Rico.
El Yunque
Describe the Rastafarist religion
Another example of Syncretism. Abrahamic belief, believes the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie 1 is a prophet. Men wear their hair in dreadlocks and wear red, gold, and green (colors of the Ethiopian Flag)