Is the statement true or false: Cuba had a communist government led by Fidel Castro and aligned with the Soviet Union?

What this question is checking

You are being asked whether Cuba, under Fidel Castro, was communist and whether it was politically aligned with the Soviet Union.

Cuba under Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution and took power in 1959. In the early 1960s, his government declared Cuba a socialist (communist) state and the Communist Party became the central political force.

Relationship with the Soviet Union

During the Cold War, Cuba became a close ally of the USSR. The Soviet Union provided economic and military support to Cuba, and this alliance was a major reason the United States viewed Cuba as a key Cold War rival nearby (for example, during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis).

So, true or false?

Because Cuba was communist under Castro and aligned with the Soviet Union, the statement is true.