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Vocabulary
Guatemala
Cuba
Caribbean
Economy
100
A system in which the government controls all aspects of the economy
What is Communism
100
In 1985 Guatemala established this kind of government
What is representative democracy
100
This country provided Cuba with aid and weapons
What is Soviet Union
100
The islands of the Caribbean are also called this
What is the West Indies
100
An economic system that depends on one product to supply almost all jobs and income
What is a single-product economy
200
When people lack enough food or the right kinds of food
What is malnutrition
200
Guatemala's most important industry
What is agriculture
200
The name of the U.S. Navy base in Cuba
What is Guantanamo Bay
200
A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry
What is ladino
200
to invest in a variety of industries
What is diversify
300
The canal that joins the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean
What is the Panama Canal
300
A Guatemalan state
What is departamento
300
He became the leader of Cuba in 1959
Who is Fidel Castro
300
Today two-thirds of Central America's population are
What is ladinos
300
What two crops did Central America depend on after they became independent
What is bananas and coffee
400
People who have mixed African and European ancestry
What is mulattoos
400
The president of Guatemala in 1951 whom the US government opposed
Who is Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
400
During the Cold War, most of Cuba's economy was based on the production of this.
What is sugar cane
400
How many Native Americans lived in the West Indies when Columbus arrived
What is 750,000
400
A plant whose sweet sap is used to make sugar and molasses
What is sugar cane
500
A place that is governed or closely connected to another country
What is a dependency
500
An uneducated farmer who led a revolt against the government in 1837 and became president in 1854
Who is Rafael Carrera
500
Led Cuba's revolt against Spain in 1895
Who is Jose Marti
500
Shares an island with Haiti
What is the Dominican Republic
500
This type of economy can be unstable
What is single a product economy