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Revolution Shook the Caribbean Islands. Section 3 (pgs 841-843). Do Now . On the “Right Side” define dissident On the “Left Side” frayer dissident Can you think of any country that has not allowed its dissidents to emigrate? . Caribbean nations .
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Revolution Shook the Caribbean Islands Section 3 (pgs 841-843)
Do Now On the “Right Side” define dissident On the “Left Side” frayer dissident Can you think of any country that has not allowed its dissidents to emigrate?
Caribbean nations • Cuban revolution of 1959 brings Communist gov. to power only 90 miles away from US shore • Continual tension between the US and Cuba have existed over the last several decades • The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis were two of the most serious clashes between Castro’s government and the US • Seeing the communist regime in Cuba as a threat to security the US intervene in other Caribbean nations • For example, US marines were sent to Dominican Republic in 1965 to stop a communist take over
Practice • Read section 3 pgs 841-843 • Take notes over section (at least one page) and a summary at the end • Do the section review questions 2, 4,5 and 6 • Under the locate part of section review (3) put those places on your map • Critical thinking Wks 70 • Make an outline to better understand the chronological order of events in this section In your notebook outline the most important events in recent Caribbean history