| A | B |
|---|
| Dictator | a ruler with complete power |
| Communist | government that ownes all large businesses and most of the land |
| Exile | person who leaves his or her own homeland for another country because of political problems |
| Illiterate | a person who is unable to read or write |
| Fidel Castro | present dictator of Cuba |
| Fulgencio Batista | Cuban dictator during the 1950's |
| Miami | place where great numbers of Cuban exiles have settled |
| Creole | a person of mixed ancestry |
| Dialect | different version of a language spoken in a particular region |
| Jean-Bertrand Aristide | former president of a democratic Haiti |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | leader who helped banish slavery from Haiti in 1801 |
| François Duvalier | dictator of Cuba - cruel leader |
| Jean-Claude Duvalier | dictator of Cuba - cruel leader - son of François Duvalier |
| Port-au-Prince | capital of Haiti |
| Citizen | individual with certain rights and responsibilities under a particular government |
| Commonwealth | a place that has its own government, but also has strong ties to another country |
| Constitution | statement of a country's basic laws and values |
| San Juan | the capital of Puerto Rico |
| Conado | beachfront area of Puerto Rico |
