Unit 2: The Cuba Reality Tour

Focus: Cuba during the 1990’s Special Period of economic crisis after the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Perspective: American cartoonist, Bill Griffith

Teacher Instructions

Student Activities

Supplements to Activities

Extra Resources

  • “Life in the Special Period” from NACLA

Videos

  • Godfather Partners

Videos as they appear in order:

1.) The Godfather – Godfather Partners in Cuba

2.) Cuba during the “Special Period” – El Periodo Especial

3.) Cuba past and present: The Special Period (3:36) from CGTN America

4.) Cuba’s ‘Special Period’ from BBC: Witness History

5.) This filmmaker followed 45 years of change in Cuban life from PBS News Hour