If We Knew Then What We Know Now

Indicate whether the statements are true or false. If false, correct the statements to make them true.

  1. For a long time, the United States was supportive of Batista in Cuba even though Batista's government was not very fair to the Cuban people.
  2. 2. The Cuban citizen who led fights against Batista twice was Che Guevara.
  3. 3. The pact the United States used to enlist Latin American countries to be on their side during the Cold War was called The Rio Pact.
  4. 4. At the end of WWII, the United States and Soviet Union were on the same side; they were allies.
  5. 5. Cuba's main offensive effort against the United States was to support other Latin American countries that had leftist governments or groups wanting to establish leftist governments in that country.
  6. The thing that worried the United States most about Castro was his alliance with the Soviet Union.
  7. U.S. opposition to the spread of communism is found in a document called The Monroe Doctrine.
  8. The name of the treaty that committed the United States to the defense of 13 European nations after WWII was the NATO Treaty.

    9. Complete the following sentences.

  9. In 1960, which two countries in the world were thought to have the most powerful militaries?
    ________________ and ___________________.
  10. Kennedy's plan to overthrow Castro failed.  This effort came to be known as __________________.