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Cuban Revolution

Cuban Revolution. -Spanish-American War ends in 1898→ Cuba breaks ties w/ Spain after 400 years of Colonial Rule. -U.S. help establish a new government in 1902. -Cuba has a series of elected & non-elected leaders. -Cuba is very wealthy, but most are in poverty.

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Cuban Revolution

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  1. Cuban Revolution -Spanish-American War ends in 1898→ Cuba breaks ties w/ Spain after 400 years of Colonial Rule -U.S. help establish a new government in 1902 -Cuba has a series of elected & non-elected leaders -Cuba is very wealthy, but most are in poverty -Cuban people are unhappy & a young lawyer named Fidel Castro begins a revolutionary movement to overthrow the govt. of Dictator Fulgencio Batista

  2. Cuban Revolution -Spanish-American War ends in 1898→ Cuba breaks ties w/ Spain after 400 years of Colonial Rule -U.S. help establish a new government in 1902 -Cuba has a series of elected & non-elected leaders -Cuba is very wealthy, but most are in poverty -Cuban people are unhappy & a young lawyer named Fidel Castro begins a revolutionary movement to overthrow the govt. of Dictator Fulgencio Batista -Leader of the Cuban Revolution -President (w/ Dictatorial Powers) of Cuba from 1959-2008

  3. Cuban Revolution -Cuba becomes a one-party (Communist) state -Govt. took control of economy & media (Industry, TV, Radio, Business, Newspapers) • -Political Opponents of Castro & the Communist Party were persecuted, arrested, or worse. -Cuba’s main ally was now the Soviet Union & it’s relationship w/ the US went sour -Many people fled Cuba to escape the new Castro way of life

  4. Return to Our Essential Question(s)….. What are the major physical features of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map? What are the major countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?

  5. Today’s Standard(s) SS6H3 The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. a. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution.

  6. Intro to Our Essential Question…… What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?

  7. Cuban Revolution(1952-59)

  8. Fidel Castro Fulgencio Batista Che Guevara: Argentine & Career Revolutionary

  9. Fidel Castro Fulgencio Batista Che Guevara: Argentine & Career Revolutionary

  10. Results: 1. Castro Wins – Becomes Dictator2. Cuba declares itself a “Communist” country3. Cuba becomes allies w/ the arch nemesis of the United States ----- The Soviet Union

  11. Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961

  12. Cuban Missile Crisis Pres. Kennedy w/ his Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara during the Crisis.

  13. Cuban Revolution -Cuba becomes allied with the greatest enemy of the US ….. the Soviet Union -The US did not want a Communist country 90mi. away; the US cut off relations w/ Cuba & established a trade embargo (Still in place) -The Soviet Union provided Cuba w/ food & weapons & the US felt threatened by this -The height of tension was the “Cuban Missile Crisis” in 1962, when Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba -When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba’s economy was badly hurt b/c it was their main trading partner. Cuba’s economy remains weak today

  14. Return to Our Essential Question…… What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?

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