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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many white men were present in the group that traveled from Cuba to the Congo?

2. Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Congolese rebels were considered weak?

3. In which border country was Argentina trying to create a training headquarters known as "Operation Shadow"?

4. Who purchased all the sugar the American government refused to buy?

5. How did Che respond when Hilda wrote to request to come to Cuba to be by his side?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Batista step down from his Presidency?

2. How did the public react to the news that Che had gone missing from Cuba?

3. Why was there tension in the workplace when Che became President of Cuba's National Bank?

4. What made the Congolese rebel fighters different from the Cuban rebel fighters Che was used to working with?

5. How did Che's family react when they came to visit him in Havana and saw the way he was handling his political power?

6. What political events were happening in Argentina in the months after the Cuban Missile Crisis that worried Che?

7. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

8. What happened when Che had a terrible asthma attack while setting up a new camp near Manzanillo?

9. In what ways were Che and his army responsible for disrupting the Cuban Presidential election in 1957?

10. What happened during the invasion of the Bay of Pigs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout his childhood, Che was an avid reader and took copious notes on everything that he read. Choose one book that was particularly meaningful to Che as a teenager. Who wrote this book? What was its message? What parts of the book stuck out to Che? How did Che incorporate the message of this book into his political career later in life? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

When Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba, the US immediately banned all trade with the country. First, explain what reasons the US had for freezing their trade agreements with Cuba and whether or not you believe these to be valid reasons to stop trade. Then, describe the financial impact freezing trade with the US had on the Cuban government. Finally, describe the role Che played in helping to restore trade agreements around the world and what effect Che's trade efforts had on the Cuban economy once Castro was in power. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout their political career, Castro and Che considered the United States to be their common enemy. What was it about the United States that both Castro and Che found to be so bothersome? Based on their political arguments, do you understand why Castro and Che felt such hatred toward the US or do you think they had a skewed perspective? Why? Finally, explain why both Castro and Che spent a significant amount of time in the US even though they hated the government and its people. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you think help to strengthen your arguments.

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