The Cuban Revolution
What two countries went to war in the 1800's over sugar plantations in Puerto Rico and Cuba?
Spain and The United States
What kind of government did Castro make Cuba?
A communist government
The USA spotted what in Cuba?
Soviet Missiles
What are the 3 big issues affecting Latin America?
Poverty, Migration, and the war on drugs
What does the word embargo mean?
A ban on trade with another country
Who led the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
What kind of leader did Castro make himself?
A dictator
Why did Cuba agree to store Soviet Missiles?
Castro was angry with the US over the Bay of Pigs and has a communist alliance with the Soviet Union
What is the number 1 cause of poverty in Latin America?
Lack of jobs and education training
What does the word rural mean?
An underdeveloped area.
Who was the dictator of Cuba before 1959 and who was the dictator of Cuba after 1959
Before: Batista
After: Castro
What freedoms did Castro take away from Cuban citizens?
Freedom of speech, press, to protest, and religion
What were the results of the Cuban missile crisis?
The Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba
The US agreed to remove missiles from Turkey and Italy and to not invade Cuba
What issues do the drug cartels cause in Latin America?
An increase in violence, an increase poverty, and a big cause of people migrating to other countries.
What is a cartel?
A group controlling trade of a product and the price of a product.
Why did the United States originally support Castro during the Cuban Revolution?
He promised to make Cuba a democracy
What was the plan by the United States to overthrow Castro?
The Bay of Pigs
What did the US do to Cuba as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
They placed an embargo on Cuba
What are reasons Latin Americans are emigrating to the United States?
To escape poverty, to escape cartel violence, and for better job opportunities
What is naturalization?
The process of gaining legal citizenship.
What happened to all businesses and farms owned by American's and Cubans in Cuba after the revolution?
They all fell under government control.
What were Castro's 4 false promises?
No more American control of businesses
Equal distribution of wealth
Free healthcare for everyone
To make everyone literate
What is the relationship like between USA and Cuba today?
Diplomatic and there is no longer an embargo.
How has mass immigration affected the Latin American economy?
It's created a loss of skilled workers which leads to a lower GDP
What is Narco-Terrorism?
Violence related to the drug trade