Slideshow on “Cuba: a unique country in the Caribbean” for World Regional Geography – © Mark M. Miller, Dept. of Geography & Geology, The University of Southern Mississippi

1. Cuba:
a unique country in the Caribbean
© Mark M. Miller
World Regional Geography
Dept. of Geography & Geology
The University of Southern Mississippi

2. Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/middleamerica.jpg
Cuba

4. "The Rough Riders"
Kettle Hill, Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898
by Mort Kunstler
from the National Guard Heritage Series.
Retrieved April 1, 2013:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pensions/spnamer/
index.htm
Schoolwork Helper. Causes of the Spanish
American War. Retrieved April 1, 2013:
http://schoolworkhelper.net/causes-of-the-
spanish-american-war/

5. Time Magazine. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1937/1101370426_
400.jpg
Fulgencio Batista
•Colonialism
•Neocolonialism

6. HistoryofCuba.com. Retrieved
2/13/06:
www.historyofcuba.com/history/fu
nfacts/batist.htm

7. Lucky Luciano book. Retrieved April 7, 2014: http://luckylucianoatbarricadebooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/luciano-3rd-from-left-with-meyer-lansky.html

9. NNDB. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.nndb.com/people/118/000023049/
Fidel Castro

10. Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/middleamerica.jpg

12. C.I.A. World Factbook. Retrieved 11/15/05:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html

13. Guerrilla war
Not gorilla war

15. University of North Florida.
Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.unf.edu/~rkephart
/Cuba/KidsPdR.jpg

16. Galen R Frysinger. Retrieved 2/13/06: http://pictures.galenfrysinger.com/Cuba/cuba08.jpg

18. Nationalize

21. C.I.A. World Factbook. Retrieved 11/15/05:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html
Bay of Pigs

23. Radio Rebelde. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.radiorebelde.com.cu/noticia/nacional/ima/fidel%
20pinar.jpg
Embargo
Blockade

39. Maps.com. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/m
aps/c9/750x750_southamerica_m.gif

41. Under Castro, Cuba began to ___ many
private companies, including Bacardi and
U.S. investments.
A. Prioritize
B. Monetize
C. Electrify
D. Nationalize

42. Venezuela, which has followed Cuba’s
political path, is rich in what resource?
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Sugar
D. Oil

43. The “Cuban missile crisis” of 1962 was
probably the closest the world ever came to
A. Nuclear warfare
B. Guerrilla warfare
C. Poison gas warfare
D. Communism

44. After the missile crisis, the U.S. began ___
against Cuba, which mostly continues today.
A. A military invasion
B. A guerrilla war
C. An embargo
D. An investment program

45. End the current embargo?
A. Yes
B. No