DBQ The Effects of the Cuban Revolution on Women’s lives and Gender relations in Cuba from 1959 to 1990 The lives of women had changed in a good way. The way it was before the revolution they had no rights and their husband or father was the one in charge‚ as it says in document 1 “…the mothers and the daughters had to tolerate the male authority as longed they lived the father or husband.” No matter what starting from birth if you were a girl you were always gonna be under male authority whether
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in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. Subsequently‚ the 1901 Platt Amendment to the Cuban constitution authorized the US to intervene in Cuba in the event
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quality that encompasses the island. During the Ten Years War‚ between 1868-1878‚ the Cubans fought against Spanish rule in their country. Rebellion broke out around the island‚ and the rebels joined under a united leader‚ Carlos de Cespedes‚ a wealthy planter‚ who proclaimed independence from Spain. Nearly 200‚000 lives were lost‚ until the Treaty of El Zanjun was signed. This
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Women in Cuba experienced great inequality despite their contributions to the revolution. Many women did join the revolution and began a revolution within the revolution to increase women’s involvement in society. They created the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) to help get women out of the home and into the workforce. However‚ the attitude of the country still saw women as homemakers despite Fidel Castro‚ the Cuban government‚ and the revolutionaries wanting women to be directly involved and join
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Cuban Revolution DBQ After overthrowing the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in January 1959‚ Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro‚ assumed power. He began a radical restructuring of Cuban society‚ which brought a huge change in gender roles‚ as well as a change in the lives of Cuban women. I grouped the documents into 3 categories which were: people against liberation‚ men who approve liberation‚ and women who approve their new rights. I would like to see an extra document from a female politician
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country that had racial profiles was Cuba. The Cuban Revolution (1953-59‚) resulted in the overthrow of the Cuban dictator‚ Fulgencio Batista‚ and created a new communist government under Fidel Castro. The revolution replaced Batista’s regime which favored the capitalist interest‚ with Castro’s revolutionary government that focused on nationalizing industry and developing basic services (education‚ health). However‚ after the victory of the Cuban Revolution‚ Fidel Castro noticed the racism in Cuba‚ specifically
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The Cuban revolution was the spark that ignited the flame of Communism in Cuba. The young nation gained independence only as recently as 1898‚ and was already filled with an atmosphere of distrust and resentment towards the United States. In the July of 1953‚ a revolution began in Cuba between the United States backed President Batista and Fidel Castro. Fidel and his brother Raul Castro lead a series of guerilla warfare battles against the forces of President Batista. In the January of 1959‚ Fidel
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Using the following documents‚ analyze the effects of the Cuban Revolution on women’s lives and gender relations in Cuba in the period from 1959 to 1990. Identify an additional type of document and explain how it would help analyze the effects of the revolution. Historical Background: Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro assumed power after overthrowing the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in January 1959. Castro then began a radical restructuring of Cuban society along socialist lines. Unauthorized
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Connections of the Cuban Revolution Cuba was a country in Latin America that had a long struggle with gaining full independence. The final fight for independence was fought in the 1950’s. This revolution was recapped in the documentary Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution. With the main focus being on the 1950’s revolution‚ the documentary looked at the key players of the revolution‚ including José Antonio‚ Frank País‚ Ernesto Che Guevara‚ and Fidel Castro. All of these revolutionaries’ main goal
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dependent upon its literacy rate‚ 3 out of 4 cubans are illiterate. The Cuban Revolution strained Cuba’s already staggering economy. With the cold war‚ rise of a new authoritarian figure‚ collapse of communism and requesting aid from other countries; Cuba is known to owe over $38.046 billion
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