Chapter 3 MIDDLE AND SOUTH AMERICA

Will Chavez Inherit Castro's Revolutionary Mantle?

After watching the Will Chavez Inherit Castro's Revolutionary Mantle? video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Chavez regarded Castro as

A saint

An incarnation of the devil

A mentor and friend

An interesting historical figure but not a model for the 21st century

2. Michael Shifter of the Inter-American Dialogue points out that

Chavez is seeking to rule very much as Castro did

Chavez is ignoring Castro

Chavez is drawing closer to the United States

The United States should redirect Chavez's efforts

3. Michael Shifter points out that a difference between Castro and Chavez is that

Castro fought a revolution, and Chavez is lucky to preside over a time of high oil prices

Chavez has fought a revolution, and Castro was lucky to seize power over the sugar crop

Castro wears a beard and Chavez does not

Venezuela is bigger than Cuba

4. Chavez is using Venezuela's oil resources to

Export Communism throughout Latin America

Overthrow the United States government

Take over Cuba

Forge new economic ties in the Americas