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Pre-RevolutionCuba(1902-1952)
Fidel Castro
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
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Pre-RevolutionCuba(1902-1952)
Fidel Castro
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
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How did things change under Castro?
Cuban Revolutio
n-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
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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?
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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.
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Intro to Our Essential Question……
What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?
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Cuban Revolution
(1952-59)
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Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara:Argentine &
Career Revolutionary
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Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara:Argentine &
Career Revolutionary
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Results: 1. Castro Wins – Becomes Dictator
2. Cuba declares itself a “Communist” country3. Cuba becomes allies w/ the arch nemesis of the United States ----- The Soviet Union
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Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Pres. Kennedy w/ his Sec. of DefenseRobert McNamara during the Crisis.
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How is the Cuban Revolution & the events that followed a part of the COLD WAR?
Cuban Revolutio
n-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
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Return to Our Essential Question……
What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?