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CUBA!!!
By: Meredith, Jackson, Landon
Geography
History
Government
Economy
Culture
Interesting Facts
- Their form of government is dictator and it is very unlimited government.
- They only have one dictator, Raul Castro the son of the last dictator, Fidel Castro.
- The three major landforms are the towering mountains, rolling hills, and broad grassland
- The European country that colonized
Cuba was Spain.
- Cuba gained independence in 1898 after the U.s. defeated Spain and the U.S. granted Spain there independence. Thomas Estranda Palma led this revolution.
- In the late 1950's through the early 1960's, Fidel Castro's army overthrew president Fulgen Cid Batista, which lead to the death of thousands. He promised a good government but turned into a unlimited dictatorship.
- Cuba is entirely in the western hemisphere.
- Cuba's main language is spanish. 85% of Cuba is Roman Catholic, the other 15% is other religion. The ethnic groups are white (65.1%), mulatto and mestizo (24.8%), and black (10.1%)
- Fidel Castro was a dictator from 1959 to 2008 and passed it on to his son who was elected in 2008 when he retired.
- Food, music, pinatas, and lots of food are part of a Cuban birthday party.
- Cuba is more than half of the caribbean mass.
- Some economic factors that have influenced immigration to the U.S. are that Cubans were unhappy with the government and Castro, and they were also upset with the economic conditions.
- Cuba's major sources of income include petroleum, tobacco, steel, and sugar.
- Pork, chicken, beans, and rice are the most commen foods in Cuba. Baseball, "pelota", is Cuba's favorite sport. Cubans from the ages of 6 to 14 are required to go to school, which is free.
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