What type of economy does Mexico have and which way does it lean?
100
1992 named most polluted city on the planet
What is Mexico City?
100
Mixed but heavily leans to Communism
What type of economy does Cuba have?
100
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the USA in 1961 to liberate Cuban from Communism.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
100
North American Free Trade Agreement
USA, Canada, Mexico
What is NAFTA and who is involved?
200
Federal Constitutional Republic
What type of government does Mexico have?
200
Lax regulations and Mexico City's location in a valley between mountains
What are the causes of air pollution in Mexico City?
200
The Communist leader of Cuba from 1959-2008 and his brother that is the current leader
Who is Fidel Castro and Raul Castro?
200
The 13 day confrontation in October of 1962 between the USSR, USA and Cuba when it was discovered that the USSR was preparing to assemble missiles in Cuba
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
200
Central American Free Trade Agreement
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, USA, and Canada
What is CAFTA and who is involved?
300
Poor economic conditions and corruption in the government
Why do so many Mexicans immigrate to the USA?
300
The tourist industry
What industry is negatively affected by air pollution?
300
They have endured shortages, loss of freedoms, lack of human rights.
How has Communism affect the lives of Cuban's?
300
Embargo
To encourage them to respect human right and move towards democratization
What is a partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country? Why is this used against Cuba?
300
Free Trade Area of the Americas
All countries of North and South American except Cuba.
What is FTAA and who is involved?
400
In the past, Border disputes.
Today, guest worker and immigration issues,
smuggling, and illegal drug trafficking.
What are issues in the relationship between the USA and Mexico?
400
Smog and breathing problems
What are health issues related to air pollution?
400
Opportunities for freedom and economic gain
Why do people risk their lives to leave Cuba in unseaworthy boats?
400
June 2009
What is when did Cuba join OAS?
400
Organization of American States
All 35 independent states of the Americas have joined to promote democracy, human rights, security, prosperity, and legal cooperation.
What is OAS and who is involved?
500
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata Salazar
Who are Mexican revolutionaries who fought for land reforms and the poor in 1910?
500
Reformulating gasoline, changing regulations for factories and limiting the number of days one can drive their car
What has been done to improve air conditions in Mexico City?
500
Six
How many time has the National Assembly met since 1975?
500
April 2009
When were prohibitions on travel and remittances by Cuban-Americans from the United States allowed to resume to Cuba allowed to resume?
500
Encouraging trade, economic development and stability