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This weeks lesson:
Hunger and despair fuel rare protests in Cuba
-- 07/19/2021

Q: Thousands of Cubans took to the streets in cities around the country to protest food, medicine and fuel shortages in a remarkable eruption of discontent not seen in nearly 30 years. Where is Cuba?

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Q: The protests were set off by an extreme economic crisis after Cuba’s critical tourism industry crashed in the coronavirus pandemic and a failure of the nation’s biggest export crop . . .

A. Bananas
B. Corn
C. Sugar
D. Wheat



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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.