| A | B |
|---|
| immigrants | people who move (migrate) to another country |
| Fidel Castro | a communist Cuban politician and one of the primary leaders of the Cuban Revolution |
| independence | freedom from the control, influence, support, or aid of others |
| imprisoned | jailed; put into prison |
| executed | put to death; murdered; assassinated |
| visa | an official document that gives permission to enter and travel in a country |
| shellfish | an aquatic animal that has a shell such as a lobster or oyster |
| outhouses | outbuildings with one or more seats and a hole (pit) that is the toilet |
| communism | a classless society in which all property is owned by the whole community (not the government) and people enjoy equal social and economic status |
| comite | special group of people who stay inside a house and watch you and what you do |
| high blood pressure | health condition in which your blood pressure is higher than 140/90, which might cause heart problems |
| ballgame | any game played with a ball, such as baseball or softball |
| sacrifice | to surrender or give up something for the sake of something else |
| Elian Gonzales | a Cuban boy who tried to sail from Cuba to Florida with his mom in November 1999 when he was 6 years old |
| Ernesto "Che" Guevara | an Argentine-born Marxist (communist) revolutionary and leader of the Cuban guerilla movement |
| tip | edge; not in the middle of something but on the outer part |
| Fulgencio Batista | Cuban leader who was in power before Fidel Castro and turned the nation into a police state |
| coupons | ticket; token; voucher; something used to pay for something else |
| rough | difficult; opposite of easy |
| opponents | people who are against or oppose other people |
