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What is communism?
An economic system in which the government owns all businesses and most land.
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What is France?
Haiti was once a colony of this foreign nation.
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What is Commonwealth?
Puerto Rico is this to the U.S. due to its strong ties.
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What is the right to vote or pay taxes?
One right or responsibility not shared by Puerto Ricans with U.S. natives.
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Who is Fidel Castro?
The Cuban dictator who took power in 1959.
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What are refugees?
People who flee their home country to avoid persecution.
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What is San Juan?
The capital of Puerto Rico.
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What is Haiti?
The poorest country in the western hemisphere.
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What is Havana?
The capital of Cuba.
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What is Port-au-Prince?
The capital of Haiti.
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What is the Northeast?
Most Puerto Ricans have settled in this region of the U.S.
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What is Hispaniola?
The island shared by Haiti.
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What is 1898?
The year that Cuba gained independence from Spain.
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Who is Toussaint L' Overture?
The leader of the Haitian Revolution in the 1790's.
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What is 75%.
About this percentage of Puerto Ricans live in cities.
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Who is Aristide?
The man elected twice as president of Haiti.
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Who are John F. Kennedy, Nikita Kruschev, and Fidel Castro?
The three international leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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What is Dualier?
The last name of Papa and Baby Doc.
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Who are Jibaros?
Puerto Rican cowhands.
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What is 1962?
The year of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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