History quiz

History Exercises on the Cuban Revolution - with feedback

Question 01 - UFPE 1998 - Regarding the Cuban Revolution, it is incorrect to say that:a) Fidel Castro commanded an attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953, being arrested and only granted amnesty in 1955. b) From Mexico, Fidel Castro organized an invasion of Cuba with Che Guevara in 1956. c) In Cuba, the dictator Fulgencia Batista was ruling, who, without any support from the USA, fought against the Cuban revolutionaries. d) Fidel Castro and Che Guevara organized a guerrilla movement in the Sierra Maestra mountains that grew rapidly. e) In 1959, Fidel Castro implemented a political regime based on nationalism and the expropriation of land from foreign owners.
Question 02 - FUVEST 1999 - 1st Phase - About the Cuban Revolution, it is correct to say that
a) a significant number of Catholic priests made up the main revolutionary leaders;
b) the success of the revolution was only possible thanks to the economic support of several countries in America Latin;
c) the socialist character of the revolution was only assumed in April 1961, even though the victory took place in January 1959;
d) the victory of the revolution must be separated from the guerrilla struggle in the Sierra Maestra;
e) the main leader of the revolution, Fidel Castro, fought in the Cuban Communist Party since his youth.

Question 03 - PUC Campinas - Law / Winter 2016 - The Cuban Revolution established a government that
(A) promoted a broad agrarian reform; carried out a mass literacy campaign with the participation of young people and undertook a gradual political institutionalization of the 26th of July Movement.
(B) resulted in a significant emigration of Cubans; it developed new public health policies and reinforced the paradigm and strategy of revolution in Latin America.
(C) aroused strong popular support; modernized the Cuban capital and conquered the economic independence of that country, until then considered a kind of North American "colony".
(D) it provoked the reformulation of the US foreign policy on the continent; created the Non-Aligned Countries bloc and sought technical training for the improvement and teaching of sports in Cuba.
(E) stimulated, in the international artistic-intellectual milieu, the consolidation of a large network of solidarity; declared an embargo on the United States and withdrew from the UN and the OAS.

Question 04 - FGV-SP 2011/2 - Administration - The Cuban Revolution, victorious in 1959, had as its main characteristics:
a) Popular mobilization through mass demonstrations and the organization of successive general strikes that interrupted Cuba's economic activities.
b) The practice of “foquismo”, with armed groups dedicated to armed struggle characterized by guerrilla tactics.
c) International mobilization through campaigns that denounced the disrespect for human rights by the Cuban government.
d) The Soviet intervention, which sent troops to support the revolutionaries and bombed bases of the Cuban government no.
e) The electoral victory of the revolutionaries in the 1958 election and the gradual implementation of socializing measures by Fidel Castro .

Question 05 - UFSCAR - 2002 - 2nd day - Although controlled and distributed with austerity, there is food, clothing and housing for everyone. Education and healthcare are free and the right to work is sacred. Only as a lesson and a warning remain in memory the images of harsher times, when the Revolution was in its infancy and its leaders sought to replace, in a few months or years, a technology that capitalism had developed and exploited over decades - and which, in January 1959, upon being defeated , took it away.
The text, written by journalist Jorge Escosteguy (SãoPaulo:Alfa-Omega, 1978), deals with
a) Cuban.
b) Macedonian history.
c ) Mozambican.
d) Nicaraguan.
e) Congolese.
Question 06 - IFTO Unified Entrance Exam - 2019/1 - The Cuban Revolution was an armed and guerrilla movement that took place in 1959 and was commanded by Fidel Castro. Tick ​​V (true) or F (false) for the following statements:( ) The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 caused the US government to establish a trade embargo on Cuba. ( ) The United States decided to make a gradual opening to communist practices. ( ) The Cuban Revolution was led by a communist guerrilla that defeated the army of Fulgencio Batista, with military support offered by the Soviet Union. ( ) After Cuba suffered a commercial isolation imposed by the United States, the country had the only alternative to approach the USSR and socialism. ( ) The Cuban Revolution at first was not socialist, however, the differences between the new post-revolution Cuban government and the US government led to a rapprochement between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The correct order of filling the parentheses, from top to bottom, is:a) F, V, V, F, F b) V, F, F, V, V c) V, F, V, F, V d) F, F, V, F, F e) V, F, F, F, V

Question 07 - UTFPR 2008 - Summer - 2nd test/Group 4 - “It was in a scenario marked by intense social inequality that a group of revolutionaries, led by the young Cuban lawyer Fidel Castro, began a relentless struggle against the dictator Fulgencio Batista. After a failed attempt to seize power, the revolutionaries plunged into the Sierra Maestra and, supported by the peasants, went into guerrilla warfare. In January 1959, Fidel and his companions, including the Argentine doctor Ernesto “Che” Guevara, managed to conquer power, forcing Batista to flee the country.” It is correct to say about the course of the Cuban Revolution:
I) In 1961, the Americans considered themselves harmed by the nationalization of mills, industries and refineries. In retaliation, they stopped buying Cuban sugar. Fidel's government then signed trade agreements with the communist bloc countries, starting to sell sugar to them.
II) Soon after, 1,500 men trained by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) invaded the Bay of Pigs, on the southern coast of Cuba, with US air support. This invasion failed and hundreds of counter-revolutionaries were arrested.
III) In 1962, the “Missile Crisis” took place, when then US President John Kennedy blocked the island by sea, threatening to invade it under the allegation that the Soviets had installed nuclear missiles there. The conflict was resolved through an agreement between the USA and the USSR that determined the withdrawal of Soviet missiles, in exchange for a commitment by the Americans not to invade the island.
IV) From the second half of the 1960s onwards In the twentieth century, Cuban leaders admitted revolutionary alternatives beyond the neo-Stalinist Soviet model that they adopted because of the Cold War and decided to democratically open the regime and accept foreign investments, based on free enterprise.
They are only correct:
A) I, II and III.
B) I, III and IV.
C) II, III and IV.
D) I and IV.
E) I and II.

Question 08 - IFAL - Entrance Exam 2013 UAB - From the top of Serra Maestra, through radio, they began to preach the fight against the government of Sergeant Fulgencio Batista. With surprise attacks on army and police garrisons, more weapons and ammunition were obtained. The ideas of the revolutionaries won, above all, the support of peasants and workers, who suffered from low wages, unemployment, lack of land, disease and illiteracy. The group of 12, in a short time, became a troop that caused increasing casualties to the government. The revolutionaries increased in number and received support from the rural and urban population. The guerrillas descended the mountains and spread across the country, opening a war front against Batista's army. In the cities, support groups attacked the police and army installations. The guerrillas took power and implanted Socialism through a family dictatorship until today. text above.
A) Chinese Revolution
B) Cuban Revolution
C) Nicaraguan Revolution
D) Coup against Salvador Allende
E) Carnation Revolution

Question 09 - UFTM/MG - Relations between the United States and Cuba were shaken after the Cuban Revolution (1959). One of the moments of greatest tension occurred when:
A - Cuban revolutionaries implemented measures of a socialist nature and retaken US bases, such as Guantánamo.
B - US businessmen financed pro- Castroists, while the Cuban dictator supported the guerrillas in Latin America.
C - The Cuban government allowed the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island, which almost generated a war between the superpowers.
D - Agents of the CIA planned a counter-revolutionary movement, which led to the invasion of the Bay of Pigs and the fall of Fulgencio Batista.
E - The US government enacted an economic embargo to force Cuba to adhere to the Soviet policy of perestroika.

Question 10 - FATEC 2002 - 1st Day - After the Cuban Revolution, more precisely, on the first day of 1959, the guerrillas commanded by Fidel Castro assumed power. About this Revolution it is stated that:
I. carried out agrarian reform and the expropriation of North American companies.
II. managed to carry out some social reforms, but lost support from the Soviet Union after 1964.
III. carried out important social reforms (agrarian reform, education and health, but faces current problems due to its excessive dependence on the former Soviet Union.
As for these statements, it must be concluded that:
a) they are all wrong .
b) only I and II are correct.
c) only I and III are correct.
d) only II and III are correct.
e) all are correct.

Question 11 - UFU 2001-2 - History - About the repercussions of the Cuban Revolution in Latin America, we can say that
A) it provoked the adhesion of the peasant and indigenous “masses” to the revolutionary guerrillas, destabilizing several governments and forcing the adoption of political and social reforms that met the popular demands.
B) served as a model for peasant struggles, which abandoned the Maoist-inspired strategy of accumulating forces and adopted the work of indoctrination prior to the outbreak of the armed struggle.
C) during the In the 1960s, its influence was marked on the left, enthusing young communist militants, intellectuals and students, who opted for action and armed struggle.
D) the adoption of the Cuban experience as a model led the left to abandon voluntarism, returning to efforts are made to establish a solid base of support among popular urban and rural sectors, as a precondition for the establishment of guerrilla centers in each country on the continent.

INTRODUCTION
01 - C
02 - C
03 - A
04 - B
05 - A
06 - B
07 - A
08 - B
09 - C
1 0 - C
11 - C