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Question 1

Fidel Castro led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 and created a government based on

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a communist dictatorship.

Question 2

Which best describes the difference between socialism and communism?

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The government controls people’s lives under communism, while it provides certain services for citizens under socialism.

Question 3

Which best describes the successes and challenges of modern-day Mexico?

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It has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains.

Question 4

Which best describes how Mexican leaders sought to protect democratic rule after the country’s revolution?

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They approved a new constitution.

Question 5

Porfirio Diaz and Santa Anna each led Mexico after independence as

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dictators.

Question 6

Mexico’s Constitution of 1917 helped the working class by

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protecting the right to strike.

Question 7

Many Latin American countries in the twentieth century turned to

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democracy and autocracy.

Question 8

The Mexican Constitution of 1917 sought to protect democratic rule by

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breaking up large estates, providing free education, and establishing minimum-wage laws.

Question 9

The main reason Cárdenas nationalized Mexico’s oil industry was to

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enable the country to get direct benefit from its vast supplies.

Question 10

After Cuba lost economic aid from the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro

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allowed some economic reforms to occur.

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