Question

Put these six events in chronological order from earliest to latest.

Cuba is under U.S. control, and the U.S. establishes a military base in Guantánamo Bay.

Independence movements begin to spring up in Latin America.

Fidel Castro leads a Cuban Revolution and sets up a communist government in Cuba.

Fulgencio Batista becomes dictator of Cuba and head of its corrupt government.

Spain and Portugal colonize much of Latin America.

Cuba gains independence from Spain in the Spanish-American War.

Answer 1

1. Spain and Portugal colonize much of Latin America. (beginning in the late 15th/early 16th century)
2. Independence movements begin to spring up in Latin America. (early 19th century, ~1810s)
3. Cuba gains independence from Spain in the Spanish‑American War. (1898)
4. Cuba is under U.S. control, and the U.S. establishes a military base in Guantánamo Bay. (U.S. occupation 1898–1902; Guantánamo lease 1903)
5. Fulgencio Batista becomes dictator of Cuba and head of its corrupt government. (coup and dictatorship beginning 1952)
6. Fidel Castro leads a Cuban Revolution and sets up a communist government in Cuba. (1959)