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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
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
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
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?
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.
Intro to Our Essential Question……
What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?
Cuban Revolution
(1952-59)
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara:Argentine &
Career Revolutionary
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara:Argentine &
Career Revolutionary
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
Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961
Cuban Missile Crisis
Pres. Kennedy w/ his Sec. of DefenseRobert McNamara during the Crisis.
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
Return to Our Essential Question……
What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?