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Question | Answer |
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In the 1800's what was latin americas main exports? | bannanas, sugar, coffee, copper, and oil |
what was the result or rise in exports? | a decline in demand and lower prices |
what did the foreign investors do? | they built schools and railroads, and provided jobs for latin american people |
what did america do in the early 1900's? | they sent in troops to protect latin america interest |
who is Fidel Castro and what did he do? | fidel castro took over cuba, he led a revolution and tried to take over cubas government in 1959. he wanted to establish communism with the help of the soviet union |
where did the U.S try to overthrow castro and what happened | they tried to overthrow him at the Bay of Pigs but failed epically. |
in 1962 what the U.S. do against Cuba | they placed an embargo on trade against cuba for helping the soviet union with their nuclear missiles |