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President Barack Obama (center) and First Lady Michelle Obama (right) stand in the rain shortly after their arrival in Havana, March 2016.

Words to Understand in This Chapter

collective farm— a farm, particularly in a communist country, that is controlled by the government and worked by many farmers. executive order— in the United States, a presidential directive, issued to a part of the executive branch of government, that carries the force of law but can be overturned by a succeeding president. nationalize— to transfer companies or entire industries from private to state own- ership or control. ration— a fixed amount of food or some other basic good officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage. subsidize— to support another government, group, or individual financially, espe- cially by paying part of the cost of something. yanqui— in Latin American Spanish, a person from the United States.