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Cuba-Clinging to Communism1. In 1994,_____________________Cubans tried to leave the country on just about anything that would float hoping to _________________________________

2. The former dictator of Cuba, __________________________, did not allow Cubans to speak out against government policies they disagreed with.

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1. The Dictator of Cuba now is_____________________

Raul Castro-current President

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1. Cuba was once a colony of... ___________________________.

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Before Castro there was Batista:

Caribbean Island stuff\videos\2 Batista 30 years of govt corruption.htm 2. Castro's government in Cuba

is_____________________________.

Cuba's History

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3. In the 1960s and 1970s, Fidel Castro's government brought some improvements to Cuba like: ________________________________ and _____________________________.

4.

Cuba's History

Literacy is the _______________________

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Carribean Island stuff\videos\4 Invading Cuba the Bay of Pigs.htm

Carribean Island stuff\videos\5 Invading Cuba_The Cuban Missle Crisis.htm

Carribean Island stuff\videos\6 A secret meeting in Cuba.htm

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6) In 1991,_____________________________ collapsed (or__________________________) and could no longer help Cuba. This drastically affected Cuba's _____________________

5. Tensions (anger) between the U.S. and Cuba increased during the ______________________.

Carribean Island stuff\videos\7 US Cuba Relations After the Missle Crisis.htm

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Changes Come to Cuba

In the 1990s, Cuba's economy was near failure, Castro began allowing_________________________ and encouraging _________________________

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Section 2 Haiti-a democracy in progress

1. ______________________________ became Haiti's leader when he was_______________________________

2. What does "democratically elected:" mean in your words:_____________________________________________

3. Before independence, Haiti was once a colony of ______________________________

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4. _________________________________ helped get rid of slavery in Haiti in 1801

5. Francois Duvalier and Jean-Claude Duvalier were a father and son from Haiti who_____________________________________

_________________________________________.

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1. Most Haitians are a mixed _______________________ and ________________________ ancestry and are referred to as __________________________________

2. Today, Haiti is the ________________________ country in the Western Hemisphere.

Most people (two-thirds) or ___________% are _______________________

The People of Haiti

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Section 3Puerto Rico-An American Commonwealth

Just like Cuba, Puerto Rico was once a colony of_____________________________

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2. Although Puerto Ricans are American citizens they can not: * _____________________ … and do not _________________ …but can_________________

Puerto Rico and American 1. Citizens are individuals with _______________

and _________________.

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3. Many Puerto Ricans have moved to _________________part of the United States in such cities as _________________________

4. ________________________ is the capital of Puerto Rico.

5. It is much like a State capital and has a mixture of ___________________ skyscrappers and ___________________buildings.

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List 2 reasons why Puerto Rico SHOULD become a U.S. state:

1.

2.

List 2 Reasons why Puerto Rico SHOULD NOT become a U.S. state:

1.

2.