Chapter 5: Section 1

Chapter 5
Latin America
Exploring the Caribbean

Section 1: Cuba: Clinging to Communism

A. As You Read
Directions: As you read Section 1, fill in the table below to organize information about the land and history of Cuba.

Some Facts About Cuba

Geography

1. Located in the Caribbean Sea between the two entrances to the Gulf of Mexico; about the same size as Pennsylvania

Economy

2. Sugar plantations, factories, resorts during period of United States investment; strict government controls under communism

Early History

3. Once a Spanish colony; the United States helped Cuba win its independence from Spain in 1898; the United States invested heavily in Cuba; Batista overthrown in 1959 by Fidel Castro

Cuba in the 1960s

4. Some Cubans who did not want to live under Castro moved from Cuba to the United States. Many Cuban exiles became part of Florida's population.

B. Reviewing Key Terms
Directions: Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided.

5. A ruler who has complete power is called a(n) dictator.

6. An economic system in which the government owns all large businesses and most of the land is communism.

7. A person who leaves his or her homeland for another country because of political problems is called a(n) exile.

Geography	1. Located in the Caribbean Sea between the two entrances to the Gulf of Mexico; about the same size as Pennsylvania
Economy	2. Sugar plantations, factories, resorts during period of United States investment; strict government controls under communism
Early History	3. Once a Spanish colony; the United States helped Cuba win its independence from Spain in 1898; the United States invested heavily in Cuba; Batista overthrown in 1959 by Fidel Castro
Cuba in the 1960s	4. Some Cubans who did not want to live under Castro moved from Cuba to the United States. Many Cuban exiles became part of Florida's population.