Which latin american country's economy is struggling, in part, due to a us embargo and a loss of subsidies from the soviet union?
a. cuba
b. costa rica
c. mexico
d. brazil

a. Cuba

The United States has imposed a commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba since 1960. This occured after Cuba nationalized American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation. Since 1962, the embargo has been extended to include almost all exports. The embargo, along with the loss of subsidies from the Soviet Union, are one of the reasons why the Cuban democracy has not developed as expected.

checks and balances are needed to keep the government running smoothly, they allow the three branches of government to overrule one another so that one branch of government does not become too powerful.

nuclear fission produces the atomic bomb, a weapon of mass destruction that uses power released by the splitting of atomic nuclei the fighting in iwo jima and okinawa affected the allies' pacific strategy because truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on mainland japan.