Question 1

In the institutionalization of the Cuban Revolution during the 1970s,

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A)  Fidel Castro lost much of his power. 
B)  the Communist party was pushed aside. 
C)  the Communist party gained considerable power. 
D)  the Cubans adopted the vision of the New Socialist Man. 
A)  Fidel Castro lost much of his power. 
B)  the Communist party was pushed aside. 
C)  the Communist party gained considerable power. 
D)  the Cubans adopted the vision of the New Socialist Man.

Question 2

The first action of the revolutionary government of Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín in 1933 was to

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A)  jail Fulgencio Batista. 
B)  abrogate the Platt Amendment. 
C)  enter into negotiations with U.S. banks for large loans. 
D)  expropriate all foreign-owned oil refineries. 
A)  jail Fulgencio Batista. 
B)  abrogate the Platt Amendment. 
C)  enter into negotiations with U.S. banks for large loans. 
D)  expropriate all foreign-owned oil refineries.

Question 3

During the second U.S. occupation, Charles Magoon governed Cuba and promoted a

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A)  racist immigration policy of "whitening," prohibiting "races of color," but subsidizing Spanish immigrants. 
B)  plan to eliminate patronage, corruption, and fraud in government administration. 
C)  growth of brujería, ñañaguismo, and santería. 
D)  "racist massacre" that killed thousands of Afro-Cubans. 
A)  racist immigration policy of "whitening," prohibiting "races of color," but subsidizing Spanish immigrants. 
B)  plan to eliminate patronage, corruption, and fraud in government administration. 
C)  growth of brujería, ñañaguismo, and santería. 
D)  "racist massacre" that killed thousands of Afro-Cubans.

Question 4

Mambises were

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A)  peasants who cultivated small plots of plantation land in exchange for a share of the crop. 
B)  secret societies that enabled Afro-Cubans to resist post-emancipation apartheid. 
C)  racially integrated guerrilla units, composed of and commanded by Afro-Cubans. 
D)  peasant women who provided food and intelligence to Cuba Libre, the liberation army. 
A)  peasants who cultivated small plots of plantation land in exchange for a share of the crop. 
B)  secret societies that enabled Afro-Cubans to resist post-emancipation apartheid. 
C)  racially integrated guerrilla units, composed of and commanded by Afro-Cubans. 
D)  peasant women who provided food and intelligence to Cuba Libre, the liberation army.

Question 5

How did the reforms imposed by the Cuban Revolution contrast with those undertaken by populist regimes in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina?

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The reforms imposed by the Cuban Revolut

Question 6

IDENTIFICATION
-Nueva Trova

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Nueva Trova is a genre of music that eme

Question 7

IDENTIFICATION
-Gerardo Machado y Morales

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Gerardo Machado y Morales (1871–1939) wa

Question 8

IDENTIFICATION
-Granma

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Granma is the official newspaper of the

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION
-Tomás Estrada Palma

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Tomás Estrada Palma was a Cuban politica

Question 10

IDENTIFICATION
-Danzón

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The Danzón is a musical genre and dance

Question 11

By the early 1890s Cuban sugar profits had been greatly reduced due to the global economic crisis and

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A)  a lack of available labor. 
B)  the introduction of harmful agricultural pests from Europe. 
C)  drought. 
D)  high U.S. tariffs on Cuban sugar imports. 
A)  a lack of available labor. 
B)  the introduction of harmful agricultural pests from Europe. 
C)  drought. 
D)  high U.S. tariffs on Cuban sugar imports.

Question 12

To secure his power as resistance mounted, Machado

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A)  granting large wage increases to workers. 
B)  imposing a state of emergency. 
C)  calling in the U.S. Marines. 
D)  used increasingly harsh repression. 
A)  granting large wage increases to workers. 
B)  imposing a state of emergency. 
C)  calling in the U.S. Marines. 
D)  used increasingly harsh repression.

Question 13

Which of the following was not characteristic of "son" in the 1920s?

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A)  It was the cultural site of conflict between racist criollo elites and the "popular classes." 
B)  It was a musical style that joined traditional Spanish melodies with African rhythms. 
C)  It was greatly influenced by the French Contre-Danse. 
D)  It was denounced by U.S. policymakers for arousing racial solidarity among blacks. 
A)  It was the cultural site of conflict between racist criollo elites and the "popular classes." 
B)  It was a musical style that joined traditional Spanish melodies with African rhythms. 
C)  It was greatly influenced by the French Contre-Danse. 
D)  It was denounced by U.S. policymakers for arousing racial solidarity among blacks.

Question 14

Describe and discuss the role of the United States in Cuban history since 1898.

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The United States has played a significa

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION
-Canción de protesta

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La "canción de protesta" es un género mu

Question 16

Which of the following does not describe José Martí?

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A)  He spent much of his youth in jail. 
B)  He was a journalist in the United States. 
C)  He reestablished Cuba's independence movement. 
D)  He won the independence movement's greatest military victory. 
A)  He spent much of his youth in jail. 
B)  He was a journalist in the United States. 
C)  He reestablished Cuba's independence movement. 
D)  He won the independence movement's greatest military victory.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATION
-Cuban Women's Federation

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The Cuban Women's Federation (Federación

Question 18

IDENTIFICATION
-zafra

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It appears that you are asking for ident

Question 19

IDENTIFICATION
-Alfredo Zayas

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Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso was a Cuban lawy

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION
-Mario Menocal

Accepted Answer

Mario García Menocal was a Cuban politic

In the institutionalization of the Cuban Revolution during the 1970s,

The first action of the revolutionary government of Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín in 1933 was to

During the second U.S. occupation, Charles Magoon governed Cuba and promoted a

Mambises were

How did the reforms imposed by the Cuban Revolution contrast with those undertaken by populist regimes in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina?

IDENTIFICATION -Nueva Trova

IDENTIFICATION -Gerardo Machado y Morales

IDENTIFICATION -Granma

IDENTIFICATION -Tomás Estrada Palma

IDENTIFICATION -Danzón

By the early 1890s Cuban sugar profits had been greatly reduced due to the global economic crisis and

To secure his power as resistance mounted, Machado

Which of the following was not characteristic of "son" in the 1920s?

Describe and discuss the role of the United States in Cuban history since 1898.

IDENTIFICATION -Canción de protesta

Which of the following does not describe José Martí?

IDENTIFICATION -Cuban Women's Federation

IDENTIFICATION -zafra

IDENTIFICATION -Alfredo Zayas

IDENTIFICATION -Mario Menocal

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Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

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Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

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Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

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Exam 7: Cuba: The Revolutionary Socialist Alternative to Populism

In the institutionalization of the Cuban Revolution during the 1970s,

The first action of the revolutionary government of Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín in 1933 was to

During the second U.S. occupation, Charles Magoon governed Cuba and promoted a

Mambises were

How did the reforms imposed by the Cuban Revolution contrast with those undertaken by populist regimes in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina?

IDENTIFICATION -Nueva Trova

IDENTIFICATION -Gerardo Machado y Morales

IDENTIFICATION -Granma

IDENTIFICATION -Tomás Estrada Palma

IDENTIFICATION -Danzón

By the early 1890s Cuban sugar profits had been greatly reduced due to the global economic crisis and

To secure his power as resistance mounted, Machado

Which of the following was not characteristic of "son" in the 1920s?

Describe and discuss the role of the United States in Cuban history since 1898.

IDENTIFICATION -Canción de protesta

Which of the following does not describe José Martí?

IDENTIFICATION -Cuban Women's Federation

IDENTIFICATION -zafra

IDENTIFICATION -Alfredo Zayas

IDENTIFICATION -Mario Menocal

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

Forging a New Nation: the Mexican Revolution and the Populist Challenge

Brazil: Populism and the Struggle for Democracy in a Multiracial Society

Argentina: Populism, the Military, and the Struggle for Democracy

Storm Over the Andes: Indigenous Rights and the Corporatist Military Alternative

Chile: The Democratic Socialist Alternative

Twilight of the Tyrants: Revolution and Prolonged Popular War in Central America

Lands of Bolívar: Military Crisis, State Repression, and Popular Democracy

Deconstructing the State: Dictatorship and Neoliberal Markets

Transcending Neoliberalism: Electoral Engaños and Popular Resistance to the Dictatorship of Markets

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations

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