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Unit 3: Latin America History
Test Description: Latin America History questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between
A
Cuba and Venezuela
B
The Soviet Union and Cuba
C
United States and Soviet Union
D
Cuba and the Dominican Republic
2) In 1959 Fidel Castro led a revolution that successfully overthrew Fulgencio Batista, the leader of
A
United States
B
Mexico
C
Cuba
D
Brazil
3) As a result of Castro's revolution in Cuba
A
Cuba became independent of Spain and was no longer a Spanish colony
B
Economic ties between the US and Cuba were strenghtened
C
Cuba became a United States Territory with the same status as Puerto Rico
D
Tensions in the Cold War between the United States and the USSR increased
4) What would be the main reason the United States cut ties with Cuba during the Cuban Revoltuion
A
because the US is a democratic nation and does not support communist countries
B
because we felt threatened by Castro's army and did not want to anger him
C
because the US wanted to support Castro without the rest of the world knowing
D
because we decided Cuba did not need out help to fight Castro's army
5) Since the Cuban Revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batista's authoritarian regime, Cuba has had a
A
democratic government
B
communists government
C
fascist governmnet
D
theocratic government
6) Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
A
Vladamir Putin
B
Mikhail Gorbachev
C
Nikita Khruschev
D
Joseph Stalin
7) Which country allows citizens to vote but only allows one political party to run for office
A
Brazil
B
Mexico
C
Haiti
D
Cuba
8) Historically, why has the United States restricted trade to Cuba
A
Because Cuba's communists government and its failed protection of the human rights of cuban citizens
B
Because the United States did not want Cubans to flood American market with Cuban Cigars
C
Because Cuba is too close geographically to the United States for competion
D
the amount that can be legally imported into a country
9) The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when
A
the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba
B
the United Nations allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in the Key West
C
CIA- backed rebels were defeated by the Cuban army at the Bay of Pigs
D
a nuclear disarmament plan for the US and the Soviet Union was agreed upon
10) Brazil's largest trading partner is the United States, while Cuba's largest trading partner is Venezuela. Which factor best explains why this is the case?
A
Nearly all of Brazil's cities and large towns are located along the costal areas
B
Cuba's major agricultural products include sugar, tobacco, citrus fruits, and coffee.
C
Brazil has a higher literacy rate and life expectancy rates than Cuba
D
Brazil is a democratic country while Cuba is a communists nation
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