ties of singular intimacy and the path to revolution...ties of singular intimacy and the path to...
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Ties of Singular Intimacy
and the
Path to Revolution
W. Frank Robinson
Department of History
Center for Latin American Studies
Vanderbilt University
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US Imperialism: Platt Amendment
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Nation-Building
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El Capitolio
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Lessons from Uncle Sam
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Sergeants’ Revolt Good Neighbor Policy
Struggles of Nation Building
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Fulgencio Batista
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Batista Firing Squad
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Tourism
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Hotel Riviera
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Poverty in the Countryside
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Batista and Eisenhower
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Cuban Revolution
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Cuban Revolution
Rise of Fidel Castro
1. political repression of Fulgencio Batista
2. 26 July 1953 attack on Moncada barracks
3. “History Will Absolve Me”
4. return to Cuba from Mexico on Granma in 1956
5. Ernesto “Che” Guevara
6. rebellion from Sierra Maestro
7. Herbert Matthews – New York Times interview
“a myth, a legend, a hope, but not a reality”
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Moncada
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1953 Arrest
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“History Will Absolve Me”
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Amnesty 1955
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Granma lands December 1956
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Herbert Matthews Interview
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New York Times February 1958
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Raul, Fidel, Camilo in 1958
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Castro on the March
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Spark of Revolution
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Fidel in Action
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Bay of Pigs
I. Overview
1. election of John F. Kennedy in November 1960
2. “How could I have been so stupid to let them go ahead?”
a. campaign rhetoric and stopping communism
b. success of Guatemalan coup = illusion of success
c. flow of information to president from CIA
d. misgivings of Joint Chiefs and State Department
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Bay of Pigs
I. Operation
1. effort to conceal U.S. involvement
2. security breaches among Cuban exiles
3. Castro eliminated threat of major uprising
4. problems with landing zone
5. Kennedy’s cancellation of air strikes
6. spectacular failure
7. sabotage and assassination attempts
II. Costly Error
1. Cuban military alliance with Soviet Union
2. Castro’s commitment to communism
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Castro in Control
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Aftermath
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Embargo: February 7, 1962
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Cuban Missile Crisis
I. To the Brink
1. acceleration of revolutionary changes in Cuba
2. agreement to install nuclear missiles
3. strategic considerations
4. U-2 reconnaissance
5. EXCOM’s three options: naval blockade, air strike
or military invasion
6. Kennedy vs. Khrushchev: missiles withdrawn
7. perceptions vs. realities
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U-2 Reconnaissance
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Eyeball to Eyeball