SS Ch 8 Sect 3 & 4 Test

After Cuba's revolution in 1959, its main ally was 
_________.

• France
• the Soviet Union
•  the United States
• Puerto Rico

________________ is a system in which the government plans and controls a nation's economy.

• feudalism
• communism
• democracy
• imperalism

During the cold war, most of Cuba's ____________was based on the production of sugar cane.

• economy
• politics
• entertainment
• culture

Rafael Carrera was an uneducated farmer who led a revolt in _______ in 1837, and became president in 1851.

• Cuba
• Guatemala
• Guacamole
• Caribbean

Today, the government of Guatemala is a ______________ with three branches.

• democratic republic
• dictatorship
• federal republic
• monarchy

The ___________ of Guatemala are called departmentos.

• counties
• nations
• regions
• states

In the 1960's, the United States cut off all trade with Cuba because ______________.

• the Cuban people resented the United States.
• Cuba sold sugar to the Soviet Union.
• Castro refused to hold democratic elections.
• Castro took over U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba.

____________ is the favorite  national sport in Cuba.

• Golf
• Baseball
• Dancing
• Soccer

In one of Castro's early speeches, he promised that Cuba would have no more _____________.

• governors
• presidents
• hurricanes
• dictators

Carnival is a Cuban holiday that celebrates the end of the ____________

• winter season
• hurricane season
• New Moon
• harvest