People
What was Fidel Castro's brother name?
Raul Castro
Where is Cuba located?
The Caribbean
What was the aim of the revolution?
To remove the dictator Batista
What was Batista seen as by Castro?
A dictator or tyrant
True or false: We write "I, me, we, our" in essay/short answer responses?
False - avoid at all costs
Where did Castro gain his revolutionary ideology from?
What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana
How many Cuban rebels were killed in the Moncada Barracks attack
70
Why did Batista flee the country?
To avoid being killed
Provide a more formal word for 'big'.
As in "Castro's pre-revolutionary life was a BIG factor in shaping the course and ideologies of the Cuban revolution."
Significant, considerable, substantial, monumental
What was Che Guevara's original profession and where did he come from?
He was a doctor and came from Argentina
Where did Castro set up his initial Guerrilla Camp
The Sierra Mountains
How many men did Castro keep within a single army force at a maximum?
200
Who benefitted from Batista's rule, 3 in total. 100 per group.
Answers could include: the rich, gamblers, US citizens, Batista, businessmen
What is the most important part of a paragraph? aka what actually gets marks?
The argument
What two factors/features of society did Batista control, which prevented Castro from legally gaining political support?
Batista’s strong centralised control over the courts, and no possibilities for fair and free elections
Why was the US afraid of Cuba becoming Communist?
Due to their relative proximity to Florida, and the ability for them to launch Russian backed invasions.
Why was Guerrilla Warfare so effective?
2 answers needed
1. The mountains in which they hid, allowed their small numbers to move without being seen
2.The hit and run tactics demoralised the enemy
3. They avoided large conflicts against a well trained Batista funded soldiers
Spell his first name (without looking at your books)
Fulgencio
Rank the following NESA directive from least complicated (in terms of response writing) to most complicated (think about what you have to do):
- Explain
- Describe
- Outline
- Evaluate
What is the title of Fidel Castro's book about his revolutionary experiences?
History will absolve me
What western province is said to have the best tobacco for Cuba's famous cigars?
Pino Del Rio
Name the 5 main points within Castro's manifesto
900,000
What were the 5 main factors that lead to the revolution?
- social inequity
- Batista repression
- political stability
- Sugar Reliance
- US resentment