Despite thaw, tensions remain between U.S. and Cuba

Jan. 05, 2015

Q: The U.S. criticized Cuba's leaders last week for arresting dozens of political opponents. The arrests and criticism came just two weeks after the two nations announced they had agreed to restore diplomatic and economic relations, severed in the early 1960s. Where is Cuba?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The dissidents were arrested in connection with a planned art performance in Cuba's capital . . .

A. Caracas

B. Havana

C. Port-au-Prince 

D. San Juan

Q: After Fidel Castro took power in 1959, many of his Cuban opponents fled to which city?

A. New Orleans

B. Washington, D.C.

C. New York

D. Miami

Q: As U.S. and Cuba begin to improve relations, most Cubans still resent the century-old U.S. military base at . . .

A. Antigua

B. Bay of Pigs

C. Guantanamo

D. Santo Domingo

Q: The Bay of Pigs invasion sparked a events that brought the world to the brink of nuclear devastation in 1962. The United States faced off against what Cuban ally?

A. Soviet Union

B. Spain

C. China

D. OAS

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