Chapter 3 MIDDLE AND SOUTH AMERICA

"Cubans Caught Between Communist Past, Uncertain Future"

After watching the "Cubans Caught Between Communist Past, Uncertain Future" video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Before the Soviet Union fell,

Cubans expected the United States to invade their island

Cubans received friendship and aid from the Soviet Union

Cuba was not a member of the United Nations

None of the above

2. Sending the Cuban economy into a downward spiral were

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the U.S. trade embargo

The rise of China

The expansion of the European Union

Opposition by other Latin American countries

3. Every residential block in Havana has an office of

The U.S. embassy

The United Nations

The Committee for the Defense of the Revolution

The Ministry of Health

4. Some Cubans believe that state informers total

1/2 of the Cuban people

1/3 of the Cuban people

3/4 of the Cuban people

All of the Cuban people

5. Among the most valuable items a Cuban can own is

Stocks and bonds

A vintage American car

A large house

Jewelry