Answer:
Many Cubans immigrated to USA as a result of the communist revolution in Cuba.
Explanation:
This mass Cuban immigration to USA could be seen as the 2nd series of immigration of Cuban Americans to USA. The 1st series of immigration was during the 17th century when many Cubans wanted to escape the Spanish colonial rule.
The second series of immigration was influenced by the power take over by the communists in Cuba, led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. The people who favored democracy and freedom escaped Cuba, most of them were Cuba's educated upper and middle class people.
Most of the Cubans came to the state of Florida and to the city of Miami.
Answer:
The full workforce in the last year of construction (1914) numbered about 45,000 to 50,000. But, the total number of white North Americans was only about 6,000, of whom roughly 2,500 were women and children. Of the remaining 44,000 workers, easily 80% were of West Indian descent.
–“The Gold and Silver Roll,”
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Read the excerpt, and then answer the questions using the drop-down menus.
Which group made up the largest percentage of workers?
✔ West Indians
How many North American women and children worked on the canal?
✔ 2,500
What was the total size of the workforce in 1914?
✔ 45,000-50,000
Explanation:
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