Video: Castro and the Cuban Revolution
What did Castro want the outcome of the Revolution to be?
overthrow the president, get out of foreign influence
What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
plot to arm and supply anti-castro cubans living in Florida to go to Cuba and overthrow Castro
What are the major products in Cuba?
sugar and tabacco
When did Castro gain control of Cuba?
1959
Where do the Cubans go who don't like Castro?
Florida
What was the Platt Amendment?
It gave the US the right to intervine Militarily in Cuba at any time
Cuban Missle Crisis: who was the US president during this time?
Kennedy
Cuban Missle Crisis: who was Cuba going to get the nuclear missles from?
Soviet Union
Cuban Missle Crisis: what were the agreements in the US and Soviet Union deal?
Soviet would pull the missles from Cuba and the US promised to never invade Cuba and US would take the missles out of Turkey
What country used to control Cuba?
Spain
Who is Batista?
The president of Cuba during the Revolution
Why did the Spanish-American war start? (from US point of view)
US thought Spain blew up an American ship on fault
Who is Jose Mart?
a fighter for Cuban Independence, symbol of liberty
What is encomienda system?
a system where colonies can make money for the mother country
What kind of government does Castro want?
communism
Did the invasion fail or succeed?
fail
What were some of Castros accomplishments during his time as president?
gave money to educating poor peasants, free health care
Who is Fidel Castro?
he is against US control, leads the Revolution to overthrow Batista