Fidel Castro

Famous People

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Students read a short biography of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. They learn new vocabulary and discuss historic events such as the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
Latin America
Cuba
politics

Vocabulary

dictator
communist
excel
capital
uprising
exile
asset
invade
ally
tense
collapse
diplomatic
embassy
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane