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    The Cuban Revolution

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    How important were the social factors in bringing about the Cuban Revolution? How important was Fidel Castro’s leadership in the success of the Cuban Revolution? Under the rule of Batista between 1940 and 1944 Cuba seemed to be making steady progress towards being a democratic and sovereign nation, which was a huge turn over from it’s previous status as either a colony of Spain or being completely unatonomous under the Platt Amendment. The constitution put into place by Batista in 1940 also

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    President Kennedy’s assassination is one of America’s most fascinating and infamous conspiracies. Though we still do not know who is actually responsible, evidence points towards the communistic Cubans as being the killers of our nation’s young president. Even Lyndon B. Johnson, the President inaugurated after Kennedy’s death said, “I’ll tell you something about Kennedy’s murder that will rock you…Kennedy was trying to get Castro, but Castro got to him first.” President Kennedy’s mysterious assassination

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    On January 8th, 1959, Fidel Castro and his rebel army marched triumphantly into Havana, Cuba, having overthrown corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista the week earlier. It was the fruition of the Cuban Revolution, and the dramatic shift in power was about to radically alter the country’s political, social and economic course forever. The positive and negative effects of the revolution on the Cuban people, however, as well as the condition of Cuba’s economy pre and post-revolution, is subject to heated

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    Brittmarie Janson Perez, author of Political Facets of Salsa, writes, “Late at night, in a discotheque in a Latin American country whose political system is dominated by the military and is not particularly known for its respect for human rights, a crowd is dancing salsa, a generic term covering Caribbean dance music” (149). This has been and continues to be a very commonly accurate depiction of many Latin American countries. Since Cuba was founded in October 1492, its government and politics has

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    this revolution not only changed Cuba, but also the entire region of Latin America. However, the revolution, led by Fidel Castro, brought hope for those who supported the fight against the repressive government in the island, but it also brought a red signal of danger and fear of Cold War to other countries in America, especially for United States. Even though the revolutionary Fidel Castro was friend with the Soviet Union, Cuba never played a big role outside of the island. Nevertheless, United State

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    independence. In formulating a conclusion to interpret the views of the Cuban authors that were influenced by the Cuban revolution, their perception solely captures the struggle of the land. Unlike the El Lider’s attributes to Fidel Castro in the documentary of “The Untold Story of Fidel Castro”. The visual biography concludes a broader spectrum of formulating a culture of prideful and radical nationalist that revokes the rulings of big brother. Author Christina Garcia of the novel “Dreaming in Cuba”, vividly

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    US-Cuban relations have not been the friendliest since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Only recently during President Barack Obama’s second term in office did the US really try to resolve the Cuban issue and only then did it become such a priority. US-Cuban relations have always been a mixed bag of plenty of good and evil deeds. The US needs all the allies it can get and it needs to refocus in Latin America. Cuba is no real challenge to American power but Cuba represents a sore spot for American foreign

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    Nearly fifty-five years ago, an embargo was placed on Cuba, halting all trade between the two countries. Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution, which began in July of 1953, leading to their victory and the previous leader, Fulgencio Batista, being driven out of his position. Castro had gained a lot of support from Cuban citizens with his promises to restore political and civil liberties. Castro later began to stray from these promises, starting by nationalizing American businesses within Cuba and

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    communism, which masses have read through his writings, many other people have sought power to turn capitalist societies into perfectly communist ones, each in their own ways. Two of those people who left a strong legacy behind them are Joseph Stalin and Fidel Castro. Each worldview will be contrasted and compared. People do not turn into communist figures overnight. It is usually some event that happens in an individual’s life that will make them question the current systems in society and make them want

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    the revolution, Che was not this passionate, influential guerrilla that everyone knows now, but he was just a man with a crazy idea. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born in Argentina, and was a doctor who lived in Mexico City. One night, he met Raul and Fidel Castro, and Castro explained to him how frustrated and infuriated he was about the United States and their affairs with Cuba, stating how their poor Cuban country is helping support the United States, which they claim is most developed and prosperous

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