1945-Present Mexico,Cuba & Central America section 5&6

After Cuba gained its independence, The U.S made Cuba include the

Platt Amendment in their new constitution

In 2015, U.S restored

Political ties

What president offered Colombia $10 million for a stretch of land 10 miles wide ?

President Teddy Roosevelt

Cuba gained independence in

Spanish American war which U.S backed them up

What priest was killed in civil war ?

St.Archbishop Oscar Romero the Saint

Castro set up...

State owned farms and industries

Rebels led by Fidel Castro gained

Support and led guerilla war against batistas government

U.S gained control of

Puerto Rico, Guam & Philippines

United States encouraged

Rebels in Panama to revolt against colombia

Dramatic change Sandinistas wanted was

Redistributed land(land reform) Nationalized business Created social classes for poor

Nicaraguas election was the first time in Latin America a

Revolutionary leader gave up power to winner of democratic election

Contras or conservative rights opposed

Sandinistas

U.S response to Soviet Union missile was to

Set up naval blockade or quarantine, of Cuba but Soviet Union backed down

Many exiles were

Killed or captured

Sandinistas were

Leftists who wanted dramatic change(Marxists=communist)

In 1970's - 1980's civil war between

Leftists(marxist), right wing and government

3 facts about leftists were

Liberal, land reforms, limit power of church

Last 2 facts about conservative right were

Limit civil freedom of speech&press, supported by upper classes

By 1959 Castro had gained power and declared Cuba a

Marxist(communist) state and established a one-party rule

Castro created a

Socialist nation

Socialist nation, government

Nationalized or took over foreign owned businesses(sugar)

The Cuban missile crisis was in

October 1962

Last 2 facts about leftists

Often marxists(communist), supported by lower classes

After embargo, cuba turned to

Soviet Union for aid

In October 1962 what happened?

Soviet Union given permission to build missile bases in Cuba which missile range could reach U.S

Cuba took aid from

Soviet Union(communist state)

U.S invading Castro called

Operation ORTSAC

Contras were backed by

us

Platt Amendment gave the U.S the

The right to intervene in Cuba affairs

Why did President Teddy want to offer Colombia $10 million for land ?

To build a canal which Colombia refused

In 1962, U.S placed a

Trade embargo on Cuba

captured exiles were

Tried and held by Cuba

Many Cubans who disagreed with Castro fled to the __

U.S

In 1992, who made a peace agreement ?

UN

Who was elected president in Nicaragua ?

Violeta Chomorro

Sandinistas reforms angered

Wealthy elite

In 1990, Sandinistas held

free elections

Bay of Pigs invasion was when U.S

Attempted to overthrow Castro

What happened after rebels attacked batista?

Batistas regime collapsed

Cuban missile crisis brought the U.S and Soviet Union to the

Brink of nuclear war

In civil war who was caught in middle?

Catholic Church which led to priest and nuns killed

Embargo is a

Complete halt of trade

Contras were

Conservative right

3 facts about conservative right were

Conservative, preserve traditional social system, preserve power of church

In 1990's collapse of Soviet Union hurt

Cuba's economy

The U.S secretly trained

Cuban exiles to invade and overthrow Castro

Daniel Ortega and Sandinistas overthrew

Government and seized power

Castro built

Housing, schools, and hospitals which increased Cuba's literacy rate

There was a guerilla war that killed many contras and

Hurt economy

Among with rebels were

Daniel Ortega&sandinistas

U.S military aid sent to

Defeat leftists

Castro heard of the U.S plan and quickly

Defeated exiles

Liberal is wanting

Dramatic change

Who were the rebels led by against Cuba?

Fidel Castro

Who took power in Cuba in 1934?

Fulgencio Batista

The U.S agreed to what with Cuba?

$50 million payment of food&medicine in exchange for return of Cuban exiles

After, Panama declares its independence, in 1903 U.S. granted

10 mile wide "canal zone" to build Panama Canal

In El Salvador, only ___ families held the best land, most unused

14

In Nicaragua, rebels overthrew dictator

Anastasio somoza