Across
- 2. Communist superpower that became Cuba's main ally
- 4. Argentine doctor who became Castro's key revolutionary ally
- 5. Government takeover of private industries and property
- 9. System controlling distribution of food and goods
- 10. Mountain range where Castro's forces hid and organized
- 16. Combining farms into state-controlled cooperatives
- 19. Campaign that worked to end casinos, brothels, prostitution, etc.
- 20. U.S. law giving America the right to intervene in Cuba
- 22. Yacht that brought Castro and 81 rebels to Cuba in 1956
- 23. Failed 1961 CIA-backed invasion attempt
- 24. Cubans who fled to the U.S. after the revolution
- 26. Unconventional warfare tactics used by Castro's rebels
- 27. Land redistribution program enacted in 1959
- 28. Economic gap between rich and poor that fueled revolution
Down
- 1. 1962 nuclear standoff with the United States
- 3. Political system with no opposition allowed
- 6. Government control over media and information
- 7. Elimination of political opponents and counter-revolutionaries
- 8. Cuba's main export crop, controlled by foreign interests
- 11. Corrupt dictator overthrown by Castro in 1959
- 12. Revolutionary movement named after the Moncada attack date
- 13. Rural poor who formed the base of Castro's support
- 14. Barracks attacked by Castro in 1953, sparking the revolution
- 15. 1961 program that taught nearly all Cubans to read
- 17. Castro's "History Will Absolve Me" speech outlining revolutionary goals
- 18. Capital city where wealth was concentrated under Batista
- 21. U.S. economic blockade beginning in 1960
- 25. Widespread problem in Batista's government