Beyond Cub The Far-Reaching Impact Of The Cuban Revolution

They treated the Cubans with a lack of care for their well-being as their treated their own minority populations. As discussed in class during this time if one was not White, they were automatically Black and treated as such. As highlighted in the previous section, under the rule of Batista the Cuban population suffered socially and economically because America granted unlimited access and did not want to mess up a “good

Fulgencio Batista was the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro. After he was “elected” into power during crooked elections, he suspended the Cuban constitution and turned it into a one-party dictatorship. His rule was very oppressive. The rich were the only stable class s long as they gave Batista a cut. The poor remained poor and he did nothing about it.

The new Cuban government confiscated American-owned private property and tried to incite Communist revolutions in other Latin American countries. Castro accused the US of undermining his government, leading Congress to pass legislation in June 1960 enabling President Eisenhower to take retaliatory measures, including cutting off sugar purchases from Cuba and imposing an embargo on all exports except for food and medicine. In January 1961, just before President John F. Kennedy's inauguration, Eisenhower broke diplomatic ties with Cuba. (Schaff,

Government We will dive into Cuba’s history to better understand Cuba’s economic and social differences from the United States. Cuba was under a military dictatorship when Fulgencio Batista was ruling. In 1959, everything changed when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro was Cuba’s president for five decades.

Outright criticism against any of the corrupt officials in Cuba was subsequently restricted to avoid “dismal loss of privilege” (Quiroz 501). Cuban independence and revolution could hardly begin with censorship against corrupt and illegal acts. While many tried for independence, a majority ultimately failed, and Cuba finally reached independence in 1902, but only at the hands of the United States, which it was annexed to. With political discussion halted in colonial Cuba, governmental reform could hardly be accomplished as well, especially with such distrust in officials. Wealthy landowners seemed to completely manage the government through lobbying and bribery.

Once Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista and named himself Prime Minister, the US had to do something with this

The Cuban Revolution took place in Cuba in the 1950’s and affected Latin America and surrounding areas in many ways. In summary, Fulgencio Batista was the leader of Cuba, and at that time the U.S. and Cuba were on friendly terms. The Cuban revolution happened in 1959 when Fidel Castro overthrew Bastista’s government. When Castro aligned with the Soviet Union, it strained the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. Once the people in Cuba suffered a loss of freedoms many fled to America which still has a large Cuban American population today.

Cuba has a history of mistreated people and minorities. From the banning of a book promoting the abolition of slavery, to a popular artist being turned away by a hotel due to the color of her skin, many people in Cuba were mistreated and oppressed. , Much of the Cuban population was not benefitting from the government before the revolution and had not been benefitting for decades. There was a low quality of life for many Cubans, many did not own land, and lacked proper education, or if they did have education, lacked the ability to get a job in their respective field. Castro drew from these frustrations of the Cuban people in order to gain the support.

Allison Yi 10/17/16 10th Grade Global History Period 7 Introduction: Revolutions were significant events in history that dramatically affected the rights of the inhabitants. The Latin American revolution as well as the Haitian revolution were led to gain independence from the colonial power of France, Spain, and Portugal. The Latin American revolution led by Simon Bolivar and the Haitian Revolution have both similarities and differences as they both started due to the want for political, economic and social changes. BP1 Topic Sentence: The Latin American and Haitian revolution were both started due to the want for social change because of the inhumane treatment they were receiving.

However the election could never be held seeing as the former Cuban president “General Batista and his army overthrew” the government and cancelled the elections (“Castro”). Castro joined the Ortodoxo party to “organize an insurrection which they launced on July 26th, 1953”, but the attempted attack did not succed and Castro’s involvement in the violent attack against General Batista only landed him prison. Castro was meant to serve for 15 years, but was “released on amnesty, in 1955” and only after a year of being out of prison Castro again on “December 2, 1956, along with eighty other men landed in Oriente Province”, and planned to take out the Batista government once and for all but their attempt only resulted in another failed revolt, and Castro “fled to the Sierra Maestra” mountains, where he began hatching yet another attack against the Batista government

Nothing changed things got worse and worse and worse. Cuba remained the same as it did earlier with Batista; a poor country in debt whose livelihood depends on sugar production. At first the United

Over the course of several years Castro and his followers waged a guerrilla war against the Batista government gradually gaining support among the Cuban

The Cuban Revolution, led by Fidel Castro, was a complex political, social, and economic movement that lasted from 1953 to 1959. One of the most significant factors that led to Castro's rise to power was the country's economic issues. In this essay, we will explore the reasons behind the economic issues in Cuba, how they contributed to the revolution, and the measures that Castro took to address them. In the 1950s, Cuba was heavily reliant on sugar exports, which accounted for 80% of the country's foreign exchange earnings.

Communism was becoming a big concern as it was making its way towards the United States. A large amount of money was put in for containment to be put in place around the world and keep communism out. One place it did not manage to contain was Cuba. Fidel Castro was culprit in heavily enforcing communism to his own people. Fidel Castro had always had communist values in him when he overthrew Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista, which Castro took the place of.

When the source illustrates the substantial backing, Castro had “Castro’s supporters moved quickly to establish their power” Without supporters, no public figure can be successful no matter how talented they are in their field. If Castro was not supported, it is very unlikely he would have been able to overthrow Batista and even if he managed to, it wouldn’t have been long before he would have been overthrown himself. Due to Castro’s comprehensive following, he was able to enter Havana just over a month after he gained