The Cuban Revolution

What is a revolution? Cuba’s Independence ______Cuba gained independence from ______on December 10, 1898. ______

Wealth generated by ______dictated Cuban politics.

An Independent Cuba In the box below, draw a picture that represents the relationship between the United States and an independent Cuba: After Cuba gained independence, the ______played the

following roles in Cuba’s economy:

1. Americans purchased ______,

______, ______.

2. Tourists from the U.S. and beyond visited the country.

Bad Blood Batista Review: Which sentence best describes how citizens participate in a dictatorship? In the late 1950s, Fulgencio Batista was ruler of Cuba. He had been a. A dictatorship is an example of an elected ______at one time, but he later made himself autocracy, so citizens have little to no role in government. ______(unlimited power). b. A dictatorship is an example of a democracy, so the people get to decide who takes power. As a result of Batista’s leadership: c. A dictatorship is an example of an oligarchy, so a small group rises to power. 1. Many people in Cuba were ______. 2. ______and ______were failing. 3. Many Cubans lived in ______.

Complete the Bubble Map: Fidel Castro and The Rebels

______led a group of rebels against Batista. Because Batista was so unpopular, many followed Castro. Castro defeated the Batista government and made himself ______in

Fidel ______. Castro

Cuba Under Fidel Castro

 Castro organized a ______government.

 All property belonging to Americans; all farms, factories, and businesses owned by Cubans; and all churches became property of the ______.

 People who supported ______were arrested or ______by firing squad.

 Cubans no longer had the right to ______against the government.

 Cuban ______, radio, and ______were ______and the government became the only source of news.

United States vs. Cuba

 The United States did not like having a ______country so close to ______. Americans who owned land and businesses in Cuba did not like the loss of their property. The United States placed an ______on Cuban goods including ______. The ______did not allow travel by Americans to or from Cuba and tried to keep other countries from ______the Cubans.

 ______became friends with Cuba. They also supplied weapons and other goods to the Cubans and bought their sugar cane. The Soviets helped to educate young Cubans and train their military.

Cuba Missile Crisis

In ______, Cuba gave the ______permission to build a missile launching complex. Unfortunately, missiles launched from the site could reach U.S. cities. This was a major problem for U.S. President ______who demanded the missiles be removed or risk an invasion of Cuba. Eventually, ______agreed to remove the missiles, and the United States said it would not invade Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis almost started ______.

US and Cuba Today

There is still an ______on goods from Cuba. Americans, however, can send money to their families in Cuba.

In the early 1980s and again in the ______, there were periods in which large numbers of Cubans escaped their island for America. The United States had been accepting Cubans who escaped. However, thousands were being “allowed” to escape. This caused a strain on relations between the ______and ______. In ______, the United States agreed to allow ______Cubans a year to enter the United States. In turn, Cubans agreed to stop allowing so many Cubans to “escape.” Summary:______