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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. What was Castro's second manifesto to the people of Cuba entitled?

2. What city did the peasant have to run to for asthma medicine when Che had an attack in his barn?

3. Which country was the only country, outside of Cuba, that Castro was interested in controlling?

4. What happened to traitors that were found in Castro's army?

5. What is Cuba's main export to the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was considered the highest rank in the Cuban rebel army?

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

3. What assassinations did the US government fund while Castro was in power?

4. Who was Pablo Ribalta and what did he do for Che's men?

5. Who was Aleida March?

6. In the late 1950's, how did the US government feel about Batista running Cuba?

7. What communication did Che have with his friends and family before he left Cuba?

8. How did Batista step down from his Presidency?

9. What happened when Castro's army attempted to overtake the city of Cienfuegos?

10. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Che had a very strange relationship with the country of his birth, one in which his emotions frequently changed. First, describe the relationship Che had with his home country of Argentina when he was a child. Then, explain how Che's relationship with Argentina slowly began to change. What troubled Che about his homeland? Then, explain why, when given the opportunity, Che refused to repatriate to Argentina. What did this refusal symbolize in relation to Che's growing political voice? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

When Batista resigned from his Presidency, Fidel came to power although not directly. First, describe the situation in which Batista gave up his Presidency. What was the reaction from the public to this news? Then, create a time line of events in which Fidel progressed in his personal bid for power. What events eventually led to Fidel being named the Prime Minister of Cuba in 1957? Do you think naming Fidel the Prime Minister was a positive or negative decision for the Cuban people? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you think help to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Che had to undergo a long period of training before he was actually accepted into Castro's guerrilla army. First, describe Che's training process and what changes he underwent, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, while he was training to be in Castro's army. Then, describe the living conditions of the training camp where Che was groomed for battle. How did life in the camp compare/contrast to life at home for Che? How did Che take what he learned in Castro's training camps and incorporate these skills into his own camps later in life? Be sure to cite examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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