Cuba Revolution

Question 1

Angel Castro

Question 2

Gerado Machado

Answer 2

In 1925, after a financial crisis and government corruption, Gerado Machado was elected president after promising reform
Instead, Machado became Cuba’s first dictatorial ruler, until he was ousted in 1933 after a revolt led by Fulgencio Batista,

Question 3

Fulgencio Batista

Answer 3

Batista take part in a 1933 coup, but he was also elected as Cuba’s 1st non-white president from 1940-1944
He gave Cuba a new constitution in 1940 that (1) promised land reform (2) gave women that vote, and (3) established the 8-hour work day

Following his presidency, Batista lived in the US for 8 years
His political methodology began to shift from a populist ideology to an authoritarian approach

Question 4

Ramon Grau

Question 5

Meyer Lansky

Answer 5

Meyer Lansky aka “The Mob’s Accountant”, helped the mafia control Cuba’s casinos and racetracks

Question 6

Fidel Castro

Question 7

Raul Castro

Question 8

Ernesto “Che” Guevara

Question 9

Osvaldo Dorticos Torrada

Question 10

Carlos Moore

Question 11

Vilma Espin

Question 12

Reinaldo Arenas

Question 13

Havana

Answer 13

Large tourist attraction for US in Cuba

There was extreme poverty for Cuban citizens because of this,

Question 14

Santiago

Question 15

Guantanamo Bay

Question 16

Isla de Pinos

Question 17

Sierra Maestra Mountains

Question 18

Bay of Pigs

Question 19

Platt Amendment

Answer 19

Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the US and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba’s independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive US involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence

Question 20

United Fruit Corporation

Question 21

Botello

Answer 21

nepotism

Question 22

Chivo

Answer 22

created fake jobs as favors, began to increase in Cuba

Question 23

Prohibition

Question 24

Moncada Barracks

Question 25

“History will absolve me”

Question 26

26th of July Movement

Question 27

Granma

Question 28

Fidelistas

Question 29

New Year’s Day 1959

Question 30

First Fundamental Law of Republic Council of Ministers

Question 31

Commitees for the Defense of the Revolution

Question 32

US Embargo

Question 33

Integrated Revolutionary Organizations (ORI)

Question 34

Cuban Socialist Revolution (PURSC)

Question 35

Communist Party of Cuba (CPC)

Question 36

Alliance for Progress

Question 37

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 38

Dvina IRBM

Question 39

Chusoyaya MRBM

Question 40

Cuban’s Woman Federation (FMC)

Question 41

Family Code

Question 42

Social “deviants”

Question 43

Military Units to Aid Production (UMAP)

Question 44

Ministry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Assets

Question 45

Agrarian Reform Law (ARL)

Question 46

Institute of Agrarian Reform

Question 47

Four-Year Plan of 1961

Question 48

“Year of Decisive Endeavour”

Question 49

“Ten Million Ton Harvest”

Question 50

Nueva Trova

Question 51

National Movement of Ballard (MNT)