Circle the area on this map
B. Cuba's government has always blamed its poor communications links with the outside world on the trade embargo imposed by the U.S. in 1961.
C. Haiti is the poorest county, while Bermuda enjoys the third highest per capita income in the world, more than 50 percent higher than that of the U.S. While much poorer than the U.S., Cubans have more income than those in many Latin American countries.
D. In 2008, Raul Castro succeeded his ailing brother Fidel, who had been in power for nearly five decades. Fidel Castro led the communist revolution that toppled U.S.-backed Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Hugo Chavez is president of Venezuela and a frequent critic of the U.S.
A. The Spanish-American War in 1898 ended Spain's rule which had begun soon after Christopher Columbus found the island in 1492. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the U.S. in 1902.