LEADERS
Leader of Cuba before the revolution
Fulgencio Batista
Event where the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba, which led to a standoff with the U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Economic theory where all property is publicly owned and divided equally by the government
Communism
Government system of Cuba
Unitary
Government type where one person controls the government and there is limited citizen participation.
Autocracy
U.S. President at the beginning of the Cuban Revolution
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis (3)
U.S., Cuba, Soviet Union
Fighting style used by Cuban soldiers during the revolution
Guerilla Warfare
Economic system of Cuba
Mixed Command
Country where citizens are required to vote
Brazil
Leader of Cuba following the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
Name of the trade barrier placed on Cuba by the U.S. restricting all trade
embargo
Negative Effects of the Cuban Revolution
Economy declined, restricted freedoms/rights of Cuban citizens, newspapers closed down, political opponents jailed, U.S. embargo
Government system of Brazil & Mexico
Federal
Government type where citizens elect the legislature and the leader
Presidential Democracy
U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Product that Eisenhower stopped importing from Cuba
Sugar (Sugar cane)
Positive Effects of the Cuban Revolution
Free education, employment for all, free healthcare, electricity in rural areas, Literacy Rate increased to 99%
Power is divided between the central (national) and regional (local) governments
Federal
Government type of Cuba
Autocracy
Title for the Head of State/ Head of State in Mexico, Brazil & Cuba
President
What is the name of Cuba's legislature?
National Assembly of People's Power
Economic System of Mexico & Brazil
Mixed Market
Government system where power is held and distributed by the central authority
Unitary
Government type of Mexico & Brazil
Presidential Democracy