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- San Juan
- capital and largest city of Puerto Rico that has waterfront, skyscrappers and a historic section
- Spanglish
- mixture of Spanish and English spoken by Puerto Ricans in the US
- constitution
- statement of a country's basic laws and values
- How many times did Castro try to overthrow the government before he was successful?
- 3 attempts before Batista fled the country
- Cuba
- third largest sugar producer
- basis for the Creole dialect
- based on both French and African languages
- the only nation formed from a successful revolt of enslaved Africans
- Haiti
- Description of the Duvaliers' years in power
- cruel leaders that stole government funds and used violence to keep power; Haiti became the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
- location of Haiti
- Western Indies on the island of Hispaniola
- Creole
- a person of mixed ancestory; in Haiti the blend is African, French and West Indian, born in the Caribbean or other parts of the Americas, whose culture has strong French and African influence; a dialect in Haiti spoken by Creoles
- What event caused Cuba's economy to weaken?
- the collapse of the Soviet Union government
- Condado
- large waterfront area of San Juan packed wuth luxury hotels
- What are the problems with farming in Haiti?
- the land has been overused with most trees cut down and no topsoil due to the rain; farmers rarely get enough to eat
- illiterate
- unable to read or write
- characteristics of Cuba
- fertile farmland and excellent harbors
- Boriqueno
- an indigenous farming people who lived on the island before the SPanish arrived
- What events caused Haiti to become the poorest nation in the region?
- Governemnt unrest between the parliament and the new president (Rene Preval) and the 1998 hurricane that left more than 150,000 homeless and destroyed crops.
- reasons for Puerto Rico to become independent
- Puerto Ricans toi remember their identity , the connection to the other Caribbean nations, always identify with the Spanish language and Spanish culture
- Francois Duvalier
- called "Papa Doc"; country doctor that became one of Cuba's worst dictators; 1957-1971
- Decribe life in Port-au-Prince
- blend of rich and poor with the rich living in large houses on the hills; middle class of doctors, lawyers and teachers; poor people live in tiny crumbling concrete houses
- factors of the Puerto Rican culture
- cultural connection to the Caribbean, mix of Spanish and African ancestry, and US influences
- What was Cuba's first independence movement?
- a Spanish colony that gained independence when the US defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War in 1898
- Fidel Castro
- Cuba's communist dictator that led the revolution
- birth of Haiti
- a French colony to which Europeans brought enslaved Africans to work on sugar cane and coffee plantations
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- Haitian leader that helped banish slavery in 1801
- reasons why citizens left Cuba
- the poor economy with little to eat not enough medicine and clothing; and a desire for freedom from communism
- What Castro law bothered Cubans?
- Newspapers and books could only print information supporting the government, schools taught communism and people opposing government policy were jailed.
- Jose Marti
- Cuban that started a newspaper dedicated to Cuban independence at 16 and became famous for his poems and essays. Also led the revolution but died before independence was acheived.
- communist
- having an economic system in which the government owns all large businesses and most of a country's land
- citizen
- individuals with certain rights and responsibilities under a particular government
- Where did Arustide's supporters flee?
- Some went to the hills and others used rafts to get to the US.
- What was Cuba's economy after their first independence?
- Cuba became the richest country in the Caribbean selling sugar to the US and the tourism industry
- exile
- a person who leaves or is forced to leave his or her homeland for another country
- Miami
- city with large Cuban American community to which many Cubans fled
- Port-au-Prince
- capital of Haiti
- commonwealth
- a place that has its own government but has strong ties to another country
- rights of Puerto Rico as to the US government
- US citizens, do not pay US taxes, cannot vote in presidential elections, have a non-voting representative in the US Congress
- ancestry of Puerto Rico
- a mix of Spanish and African ancestry and Boricuas
- reasons Puerto Rico voted not to become a US state in 1993 and 1998
- would have to pay US taxes which would lower their income, would be the poorest state
- dialect
- a version of a language that is spoken in a particular region
- What was an improvement during Castro's rule?
- The school system was improved and today 95% of Cubans can read and write.
- Aristide's original profession
- Catholic priest that defended the rights of the poor
- Who provided Cuba with money and supplies?
- Soviet Union
- What caused Cuba's relationship with the US to become tense?
- the unfriendly relationship between the US and Soviet Union and the fact that the US welcomed the people fleeing Cuba
- size of Cuba
- State of Pennsylvania
- Jean-Claude Duvalier
- called "Baby Doc"; son of Francois Duvalier that became presidentuntil 1986 when forced to leave the country
- benefits of the US connection to Puerto Rico
- US businesses on island have raised the standard of living and US government sends millions of dollars to people in need
- the majority of Haiti's leaders
- military leaders
- Puerto Ricans
- ethnic group that makes up 12% of New York City
- jibaros
- Puerto Rican cowhands that hunt, fish, and raise chickens, pigs and cattle
- Fulgencio Batista
- Cuba's leader in the 1950's that Castro's revolution removed from power
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Haiti's president that returned to power after a 3 year exile; the first president to be elected democratically
- dictator
- a ruler who has complete power over a country