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Chief of State
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the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
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Communism
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a social structure in which, theoretically, classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled
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Economic sanctions
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domestic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries) on another for a variety of reasons. Include, but are not limited to, tariffs, trade barriers, import duties, and import or export quotas
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Fidel Castro
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socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba
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Guantanamo Bay
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a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba . It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills
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Head of government
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the chief officer of the executive branch of a government
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Limited government
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a principle of the US Constitution that states that government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it
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The Maine
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U.S. battleship whose sinking by an explosion, either internal or by a mine, on February 15, 1898 at 9:40 p.m., led to the Spanish-American War.
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Unlimited government
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a government that has no limit to its power
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