1. Left-Wing Dictatorships: Cuba

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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?