Forces Leading to Revolution in Cuba Background Cuba was discovered by Europeans in 1492. From 1511 it was a colony of spain and became a base from which Spanish exploration and colonisation took place. Numbers of indigenious Cubans dropped dramatically as a reuslt of European desieases and harsh Spanish rule. Those who remained were converted to Catholicism by missionaries. Cuba became a producer of tobacco and sucre due to its rich soil. The low numbers of indigenous Cubans caused problems for
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to oppress them. Eventually‚ the oppressed will revolt against the oppressors. When this happens‚ the revolution can take one of two approaches. There can be a violent movement or a non-violent movement. Revolutionaries such as Che Guevara‚ Fidel Castro and Adolf Hitler used violence and death to accomplish their goals. Revolutionaries such as Mohandas Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and the Dalai Lama have used non-violent means such as strikes‚ marches‚ and sit-ins. Non-violent revolutions are
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Fidel Castro was a Cuban communist and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then the President of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. On January 1‚ 1959‚ a Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro transferred his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Batista‚ the nation’s American-backed president. The Bay of Pigs is a small bay on the southern coast of Cuba that was invaded on April 17‚ 1961 by 1‚400 Cuban exiles organized and armed by the CIA. The invasion
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Under the Fulgencio Bastista government Cuba suffered from immense poverty. Poor education and healthcare contributed to the country’s poverty and many people were unhappy. On July 26th Fidel Castro launched a revolutionary movement that eventually led to him obtaining power of the Cuban government. Under Castro’s government‚ relations with the United States were strained. The Bay of Pigs and the Helms-Burton Act of 1992 were two major events that took place regarding the United States and Cuba
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The United States Political Relationship with Cuba before the Missile Crisis:………………7-8 The United States Economic Relationship with Cuba Prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9-10 The Rise of Fidel Castro and Cuban Communism:………………………………………….…..…...10-12 The United States Attempts to Eliminate Communist Forces in Cuba:……………….……12-13 Conclusion:………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………13-15 Abstract: The
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Backed by former president Dwight Eisenhower‚ endorsed by current president John F. Kennedy‚ and masterminded by the Central Intelligence Agency‚ the plan to overthrow Fidel Castro‚ Prime Minister of Cuba‚ had been months in the making (Dunne 1). By the summer of 1959‚ as former Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista was overtaken by Castro‚ charges of communist takeover in Cuba were rampant in Washington‚ especially in Congress (Dunne 5). With the United States embroiled in the Cold War‚ a largely ideological
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to a nuclear war and cause a World War III. Everyone was on edge‚ the whole world would be affected in one way or another and millions would die. The fate of the world laid with three men‚ U.S. President John Kennedy‚ Nikita Khrushchev‚ and Fidel Castro. “It is insane that two men‚ sitting on opposite sides of the world‚ should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.”
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1898-1958. (Boulder‚ CO: London: Lynne Rienner Publishers)‚ (1998)‚ pp 6-24‚ 112-131. Landau Saul‚ “Understanding revolution: a guide for critics‚ - in Cuba”‚ Monthly Review Foundation‚ Inc.‚ (1987) Lazo‚ Mario Skelly‚ Jack . “Fidel After 40 - Fidel Castro ’s rise to power”‚ News World Communications‚ Inc.‚ (1999) Spalding‚ Hobart Whitney‚ Robert. “State and Revolution in Cuba: Mass Mobilization and Political Change‚ 1920-1940”‚ Envisioning Cuba series. (Chapel Hill and London‚ University of North Carolina
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government in Cuba is communist. The current government was assumed by force in 1959. Cuba gained independence from Spain on May 20‚ 1959. There is only party though. Cuba is a communist state headed by Raul Castro and a bunch of party loyalists. Raul Castro replaced his brother Fidel Castro as chief of state‚ president‚ and commander in chief of armed forces on February 24‚ 2008. The Cuban Government seeks to control most of the aspects of Cuban life. The Communist Cuban government is constitutionally
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with Cuba as it will contribute to the strengthening of our economy and solidify our global stance. | TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 PART ONE: HISTORY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 4 FIDEL CASTRO AND THE CUBAN REVOLUTION 7 BAY OF PIGS 9 CUBAN MISSIL CRISIS 10 PART TWO: AMERICA AND CUBA
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