Left-Wing Dictatorships: Cuba
Overview You will be making a table to show the good and bad things about life in Cuba under a communist dictatorship Make a table like the one below Live in Cuba Good Things Bad things
Reading Read the “Growing up in Cuba” section on page 225 and add good and bad things about life in Cuba to the chart Live in Cuba Good Things Bad things
Regional Data File Look at the regional data file on page 196-197 Look at Cuba’s life expectancy, compare it to other Latin American countries, and put it under either good things or bad things Life expectancy: how long the average person in the country lives Live in Cuba Good Things Bad things
Regional Data File Look at the regional data file on page 196-197 Look at how many doctors there are per 1,000 people in Cuba, compare it to other Latin American countries, and put it under either good things or bad things Live in Cuba Good Things Bad things
Regional Data File Look at the regional data file on page 196-197 Look at how many passenger cars there are per 1,000 people in Cuba, compare it to other Latin American countries, and put it under either good things or bad things Live in Cuba Good Things Bad things
Video Questions What drove people in Cuba to risk their lives in order to flee their country? Why did more people want to leave Cuba in the early 1990’s? Why was the way that Lorenzo’s family was dressed dangerous?