1945 - present Mexico, Cuba and Central America
1992 - the UN brokered a
Peace agreement
2015 - the U.S. restored
Political ties
We're killed during war including st. Archbishop Oscar Romero
Priests and nuns
Cuba gained independence in
Spanish american war
Which president offered Columbia $10 million for a stretch of land 10 miles wide
Teddy Roosevelt
U.S. gained control of
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Castro heard of the plan and
Quickly defeated the exiles
Gained support and left a gorilla war against the Batista government
Rebels
1990 - held free elections Violetta Chamorro was elected president
Sandinistas
Created social programs for poor
Sandinistas
Redistributed land (land reform)
Sandinistas
These reforms angered the wealthy elite
Sandinistas
We're Marxists
Sandinistas
We're leftists who wanted dramatic change
Sandinistas
The U.S. trained the Cuban exiles so they can
Invade and overthrow castor
Marxist =
Karl Marx
Many exiles were
Killed or captured
Land reforms
Leftists
We're often Marxist/ communist
Leftists
Who was in the civil war
Leftists (marxists) v. right wing v. Government
Disagreed with Castro and fled to the U.S.
Many Cubans
Castros government was
Nationalized
The U.S. response to the missiles was to set up a
Naval blockade and a quarantine of Cuba
U.S. made Cuba include the platt amendment in
New Cuban constitution
Eventually they backed down from the missiles
Soviet Union
Was given permission to build missile bases in Cuba
Soviet Union
Bay of pigs invasion
Operation ORTSAC
Daniel Ortega and Sandinistas -
Overthrew government and seized power
Declared independence
Panama
Captured exiles we're
Tried and held by Cuba
The missile range could reach the
U.S.
U.S. backed Cuba
The platt amendment
Liberal - want dramatic change
leftists
Limit the power of the church
leftists
Supported by lower classes
leftists
This brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the
Brink of the nuclear war
Created a socialist nation
Castro
Declared Cuba a Marxist (communist) state
Castro
Established one party rule
Castro
Had gained power by 1959
Castro
Who's government took over foreign owned businesses (sugar)
Castro
Was caught in the middle of the war
Catholic Church
1970s - 1980s :
Civil war
Refused the money from teddy Roosevelt
Columbia
Conservative - no change
Conservative right
Contras were the
Conservative right
Limit civil freedom of speech, press, etc
Conservative right
Preserve power of the church
Conservative right
Preserve traditional social system
Conservative right
Supported by the classes
Conservative right
Opposed the Sandinistas
Contras
We're backed by U.S.
Contras
Took aid from Soviet Union
Cuba
increased the literacy rate
Cuba
October 1962 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Stated U.S. had the right to intervene in
Cuban affairs
In the 1900s the collapse of the Soviet Union hurt
Cuban economy
The U.S. agreed to a $50 million payment of food ansd medicine in exchange for the return of the
Cuban exiles
Who did the U.S. secretly train
Cuban exiles
built housing, schools, and hosptials
Cuban people
There was a long ___________ that killed many and hurt economy
Guerrilla war
The U.S. military aid was sent to
Defeat leftists
Only 14 families held the best land, most was unused
El Salvador
In 1962 U.S. placed a trade ________ on Cuba
Embargo
Is a complete halt of trade
Embargo
Who were the rebels led by in the 1950s
Fidel Castro
Took power in Cuba in 1934
Fulgencio Batista
Who's regime collapsed
Fulgenico Batista
This was the ________ time in Latin America a revolutionary leader gave up power to winner of democratic election
1st
1979 rebels overthrew dictator
Anastasio Somoza
Who did Cuba turn further to for aid
The Soviet Union
190$ - They were granted 10 mile wide Canal Zone to build Panama Canal
The U.S.
Encouraged rebels in Panama to revolt against Columbia
The U.S.
In 1961 they attempted to overthrow Castro
The U.S.
