Cuba was an American ally‚ ruled by Fulgencio Batista. Although he was a dictator‚ he was heavily backed up by Americans which was important as most of the businesses were owned by Americans. However‚ in January of 1959‚ Batista was overthrown by Castro‚ the leader of guerrilla‚ in a revolution. He was strongly socialist‚ and started reforms on Cuba by distributing land between peasants‚ called the Agrarian reform and nationalising industries meaning exchanging the American ones for Cuban‚ which
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communism is a good government and also the views of why some people believe that communism is a bad government. History of Communism in Cuba When you think of Cuba and communism you think of Fidel Castro‚ but communism in Cuba didn’t start with Fidel Castro. There have been traces of communist groups in Cuba since the early 1920’s. Anibal Escalante‚ Blas Roca‚ Fabio Grobart and Julio Mella all co founded the “internationalized” Communist Party of Cuba. The group supported Fulgencio
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revolution changed social‚ political and economic factors in many South American countries. Looking at the Cuban Revolution will give an insight on how political changes affect historical time periods. After Castro had established a communist Cuba‚ he wouldn’t stop there. Castro‚ the leader of Cuba‚ would then aid other revolutionary countries in hopes to spread communism. The Cold War was all about the stopping and spreading of communism. The Cuban Revolution started to increase pressure under
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there was a sense of a Third World War. With the new leader Castro and his ideology and philosophies‚ the Missile Crisis‚ and Bay of Pigs it is easy to see that Cuba played a very significant part in the development of the Cold War. Before Fidel Castro came to power‚ General Batista was gaining American support in response to Castro supporting the USSR and showing obvious hints of communistic ideology. This sense of communism from Castro was an obvious signifier that he would play a large role in
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start of the Revolution The Cuban Revolution was triggered on July 26‚ 1953 by a Fidel Castro and his band of rebel soldiers called “The 26th of July Movement”. They launched the first assault upon their own country out of spite of what it had become. Overall‚ the plan failed‚ and Castro was captured. Nevertheless‚ defeat would not keep Castro and his men down for long. This battle and the capture of Castro were the first step in the Cuban revolution. Moncada‚ the barracks in Santiago‚ was the
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When Castro came to power‚ it was not because he was the strongest leader and the rightful one‚ but rather the best‚ or only‚ option to topple a dictator that had been in power for many years. Castro displayed all the right characteristics that a leader should have‚ and that appealed to the cuban people‚ who were desperate for change in their country. In 1953‚ the moncada barracks was the first major move made by Fidel Castro and his group of rebels‚ most of whom came from the Partido Ortodoxo.
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Yet‚ before one can talk about Che‚ he or she must discuss Che’s significance on modern day Cuba. The man is Ernesto “Che” Guevara‚ the same Che that Cuban children talk about each day. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was the right hand man to the Fidel Castro whose plan changed Cuba. Che helped Fidel come to power and allow for a new communist nation to form. Che is considered a hero and a martyr by many across the globe for his strong passion for revolution. His face is used on countless objects from
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Batista’s corruption angered many Cubans‚ including Fidel Castro‚ who then decided to lead a revolution against Batista by using a rebel force of Cuban citizens. The intent of Castro and the rebel force was to overthrow Batista. They formulated a successful plan to overthrow
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Fidel Castro: His Negative Effect On Cuba and Its People Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on August 13‚ 1926 in southeastern Cuba. His father was a sugarcane farmer and was able to send Castro to Catholic boarding schools. Fidel entered law school in 1945 at the University of Havana where he became involved in politics. In 1950 he graduated and began practicing law. He also joined the Cuban People’s Party. In 1953 Castro began organizing rebels to overthrow Batista who was a corrupt ruler. When
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man by the name of Fidel Castro led a revolt against Batista with guerilla warfare and Batista left Havana‚ Cuba’s capital. (Source 6) At first Castro seemed like the perfect man for the job in Cuba. Soon enough people found out that Castro was communist and he intended to make Cuba a socialist state where everything is owned and controlled by the government. The people in the government that did not want this were forced by Fidel Castro to leave Cuba. Was Fidel Castro good for Cuba or bad for
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