Study Guide for Cuba (Spanish 1, Unit 8)

Fidel Castro (1959)

_____________ govt
Capital: _____________, one of _____________ provinces
Feb 5, 1898
o Within three months, the _____________________War
began
o Ended after a few months with the Treaty of
______________in which Spain ceded control of
______________________________to the U.S.
o 1901Cuba was granted _____________ from the U.S.
under President ________________________
Why is there a large Cuban community in southern Florida?
1961, Bay of Pigs Invasion, President JFK
1962an embargo to stop U.S. money from supporting
Castro
o Permitted reasons to go to Cuba
Communismone of its intentions
is___________________________ but it often
__________________________________________. In Cuba, all
employees _______________________________.
Cuban cuisinecriollo
o Sofrito
o Sopa china
o Arroz salteado
Taino people
Crops
Mofongo
Confr
Since 1962, every year Cuban families are issued a
_______________.
o What does this mean?
o Helps the govt regulate the economy & equally provide
for all its citizens. This has allowed the _________ of

groceries to stay the same instead of going up. (But

remember that their salaries are the same too.)
o People can buy extra groceries if the items are available
but often at a higher __________.
La VigaHouse of famous author, ______________________
Cojimar is the ______________________ that inspired his last
novel, The Old Man and the Sea.
El Morro
Safari at the Cuban National Zoo & the Ecology & Systematic
Cuban Institute
World-class doctors; medicine is one of its specialties. Free
____________for all citizens.
Holgun
Castroput into place sports & arts programs such as
_____________________________________________________________
Baracoa
Guantanamera
Guantanamo Bay
o Named by the ____________
o 1741
o 1898
o 1903
o 1935
Music
o Greatest cultural influences are from __________ &
_____________
o Mambo
o Cuban jazz
o I Love Lucy
The style of Cuba
o Attitudes of the people
o Car ownership
o Cubans dont have much materially bc
_________________________ so the style is
_____________________________.

 Treasure Island (La Isla de Juvetud)

o Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
o Played part in the story of ___________
o Geography:
o Resources:
o Home to Cubas _____________
Owning a home in Cuba?