Castro Rise To Power

In 1940 to 1944, communist Fulgencio Batista withheld power as the president of Cuba and then from 1952 to 1959, United States backed dictator until fleeing Cuba because of Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement. Socialist Fidel Castro governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Fidel Castro’s intent was to provide Cuba with an honest democratic government by diminishing the corrupt way in which the country was run, the large role the United States played in the running of Cuba as well as the poor treatment & the living conditions of the lower class.

Fidel Castro was a man who had a target on his head. Lots of people from all over the world wanted him dead. Fidel Castro wasn’t a capitalist person, he was a Communist.

People knew that if another World War broke out it would result in nuclear weapons used that could end the world. Even countries who had nuclear bombs but didn’t threaten to use them were considered a very possible threat. Between the USSR and the USA it was like walking on very thin ice. The nuclear buildup was called the balance of terror (Doc. #7). Having an abundance of nuclear weapons insured that the balance of terror was kept. The Cuban Missile Crisis contributed to this fear. When the Cuban Missile Crisis progressed the USA began to make demands. The USA demanded that they must secure the withdrawal of the missiles (Doc. #8). Cuba persisted that they were just for defensive. They promised they would remove them if the USA swore not to attack (Doc. #9).

In October of 1962, a U2-plane spotted and photographed nuclear war missiles on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want to address the nation just yet about the conflict that could change the world for forever. The History Channel’s "The Cuban Missile Crisis" declassified full documentary told the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis from the people at the White House point of view. It showed us the stress and pressure that was put on their shoulders during this crisis. The Soviet Union thought that they would be able catch us off guard and force us to surrender with this threat. This was one of the greatest threats the United States has ever faced. We had a time advantage, we used that time to formulate a plan of response. Until we was ready with our response we did not want them to know that a response would be given. The government wanted to resolve the

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when the United States had a spy plane fly over Cuba and noticed that on the island were Nuclear tipped missiles owned by the Soviet Union. The Cuban dictator known as Fidel Castro, became close to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union leader, Nikita Khrushchev and the President of the United States John F. Kennedy both agreed that if the United States does not invade Cuba, the missiles would be removed from both Cuba and from the country of Turkey. “There is one point on which I want to give you new information right away, I have refrained from doing this until now; but today an attempt is being made to frighten all mankind by propagating the idea that Cuba, and in particular I, might provoke a nuclear war, so I feel the world should know the true story of the missile emplacement” (Castro). During this crisis, Fidel Castro and the Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war at one of the most important parts in history. But way before the crisis happened, Castro said that there were warnings coming of an invasion. “Six months before these missiles were installed in Cuba, we had received an accumulation of information warning us that a new invasion of the island has being prepared under sponsorship of the Central Intelligence Agency, whose administrators were humiliated by the Bay of Pigs disaster and by the spectacle of being ridiculed in the eyes of

The Cuban Missile Crisis was similar to a game of chess, one miscalculated move could have ended up costing entire game. There were two main players within this conflict, the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Soviets were the ones to have placed the missiles in Cuba, both the United States and the Soviet Union both sought a common goal, which was to avert war and make diplomatically resolve the crisis at hand. Each player took different and contentious moves so that in the end, they were able to gain as much as they were able to while avoiding war. Throughout the conflict, deception and decision making were extremely important to the outcome of the crisis. If there happened to be any sorts of leaked plans, or faulty decisions, there would have been an imminent war.

On October 22, 1962, in a TV address, President John Kennedy had notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, in the near island not far from the Floridian coast. He had explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear to them that the United States was prepared to use any military force that was necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to the national security. “Following this news, many people feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war.” Of course, when you hear that there is an island close to the United States that is harboring for a country that is communist they had every right to fear for their lives and for the country. Many people were terrified and people began to harbor some much food, water, gas and anything that they thought they needed because the decision president Kennedy made, it ran through every mind the

In my 27 years on this planet, I have heard little to nothing about the revolutionist and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Of the small amount of conversation which has occurred in front of me, Castro was always described in a negative way. He was described as a cruel, selfish Communist dictator who is against the ideas and beliefs of my own country. For those reasons, I have never bothered educating myself about Castro and his life. Now that I am older, my education has presented the opportunity for me to get to know Castro and see things from his perspective, the non-American perspective. Because I am curious about Castro 's rise early life, rise to power, and accomplishments during his rule, I have

Castro, with the assistance of an Argentinian doctor and well-known revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, overthrew Batista on January 1, 1959. Moreover, Castro’s communist and left-wing ideology regarding Cuba’s government would negatively affect the United States, and his “regime quickly severed the country’s formerly strong ties with the United States by expropriating U.S. economic assets in Cuba and developing close links with the Soviet Union”

The Soviet Union played an important role in bringing nuclear missiles to Castro’s Cuba in 1962, but it should also be mentioned in the context of the overreaching Cold War with the United States. In a broader context of the Cold War, the United States has presaged the Cuban Missile Crisis by President Kennedy’s placement of nuclear missiles on the border of Turkey and Italy, which was perceived as a threat by Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev,. These events took place in 1961, which could be perceived as a cause for the movement of nuclear missiles by the Soviets to Cuba in 1962. Overall, it was also evident that the Soviets and the U.S.

The Soviet Union had been storing missile in Cuba to have closer access to North America and Canada. This became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. During a routine flight, a pilot was taking photographs and noticed the piles upon piles of missiles, fuel tanks, etc in Cuba. President Kennedy feared these were nuclear missiles. He took action and ordered a naval quarantine on Cuba to keep the Russians from bringing in more missiles. Soviet ships headed towards this blockade and were enraged. The world was on the brink of a disaster as they feared this would be the break out of actual war between Russia and the United States. Eventually, Khrushchev in Russia called his ships back and stated he would clear the missiles out of Cuba if the United States agreed to leave

Throughout, the crisis each side struggle to see the other’s motives. As an effect, of the Cuban missile crisis a direct line between the White House and Kremlin was created called the “Hotline”. Additionally, Cuba and the U.S. had a different mindset on the nuclear arms race and started taking steps towards Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. If the Cuban missile crisis didn’t happen then maybe the U.S. would have conquered Cuba. Then, Cuba would have been apart of the U.S. and there would be more land and power available for the U.S. However, if the Cuban missile crisis wasn’t stopped then a nuclear war would have happened. Most likely, it would have been a world nuclear war between the Soviet Union and

Introduction: After the end of the Second World War, the United States of America took initiative against the Soviet Union by placing medium range ballistic missiles in the Soviet Union 's’ neighboring country, Turkey, in 1961. To counter this, the Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles of their own to Cuba, and once the United States of America discovered this, a standoff ensued called the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although it appears that the Cuban Missile Crisis further separated the United States and the Soviet Union, the years after the crisis showed a growth in trust between the two nations through the process of negotiations, removal of offensive warheads, and multiple treaties.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 16, 1962 and ended October 28 in the same year. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous encounter between the USSR and the United States of America during the Cold War. It was the important instant when the two world powers came closest to nuclear conflict. Since the Bay of Pigs crisis, America and the USSR have been head to head. Castro believed that after the Bay of Pigs, America would ask for help from the USSR,During the next year the number of Soviet advisors in Cuba rose to more than 20,000 because of Castro’s belief about America asking for help from the USSR. This crisis could have resulted in a world wide disaster. Another world war could have occurred, but this time with both opponents having nuclear weapons. These weapons reassured a mutual destruction if either the United States of America attacked or if the Soviet Union had first

In my 27 years on this planet, I have heard little to nothing about the revolutionist and Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Of the small amount of conversation which has occurred in front of me, Castro was always described in a negative way. He was described as a cruel, selfish Communist dictator who is against the ideas and beliefs of my own country. For those reasons, I have never bothered educating myself about Castro and his life. Now that I am older, my education has presented the opportunity for me to get to know Castro and see things from his perspective, the non-American perspective. Because I am curious about Castro 's rise early life, rise to power, and accomplishments during his rule, I have decided to research him due to the social movement which he represents for his people and the world.