NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the video under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news item.

2. For what reasons did the Trump administration put Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism?

3. What message did Secretary of State Pompeo have for the Cuban people?

4. a) Name the other countries on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
b) How does being on this list affect a country?

5. Who is JoAnne Chesimard and where is she now?

6. Joe Biden has indicated he will return to some engagement with Cuba’s communist dictatorship. Agence France-Presse reports: “The terror designation severely hampers investment by foreigners who will now risk US prosecution and can only be removed after a formal review by the Biden administration, meaning it may be in force for months. To remove Cuba from the terror list, Antony Blinken, Biden's nominee for secretary of state, would have to initiate a review that shows that Havana did not engage in terrorism over the past six months.”
Consider what you already knew about the communist government of Cuba (and its treatment of any opponents) and what you learned from reading Secretary Pompeo’s Statement under the “Background,” as well as the links under “Resources.” Do you agree with the Trump administration’s decision to return Cuba to this list? Ask a parent the same question. Discuss your answers.