Cuban Revolution V S Haitian Revolution

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Cuban RevolutionV SHaitian Revolution

• Erin Pointer and Benjamin Carroll

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REVOLUTION

• 1. an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough
  replacement of an established government or
  political system by the people governed.
• 2. radical and pervasive change in society and
  the social structure, esp. one made suddenly and
  often accompanied by violence

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Haitian Revolution Background

• (1791-1804)
• Haiti, along with Jamaica was the world leading
  supplier of sugar
• The sugar plantation economy required large
  amounts of black slaves
• Slave owners new they were heavily out numbered
  and lived in constant fear of rebellion

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Haiti
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Background Continued

• A rigid three part caste system was created with
  the black slaves at the bottom, but they out
  numbered both other groups combined 10 to 1
• Black slaves began large uprisings and successful
  raids on sugar and coffee plantations

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The Beginning

• In 1791 slaves began more and more uprisings
  based on their fear that their already terrible
  living conditions would get worse.
• Within TEN DAYS on the main island of Haiti
  whites only controlled a few small camps and
  within the next two months uprising slaves killed
  2,000 white slaves and destroyed 280 sugar
  plantations

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The Middle

• The slaves at first planned to overthrow the
  white rule, but stay under French rule
• When the French made it clear that they were
  going to re-establish slavery after the
  uprisings, the rebellions began to be aimed at
  overthrowing the French as well as the white
  slave owners

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The End

• January 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the new
  leader of Haiti until they could draft a
  constitution, declared Haiti a free republic
• The Haitian revolution is known as the only
  successful slave rebellion in history

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Major Players

• Toussaint L'Ouverture self educated former
  slave who led the uprisings and is still
  considered a hero
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines leader of the uprisings
  who was named interim president until the
  constitution was drafted

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Impacts

• Haiti was a major revenue for Napoleons French
  empire and the loss of this colony was a major
  blow for him and he began to unload many more of
  his territories in the area such as Louisiana
• Many of the Slaves from Haiti moved and settled
  in New Orleans, having a large impact on that
  areas heritage

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Cuban Revolution Background

• In 1953 a group of guerrilla soldiers including
  brothers Fidel and Raul Castro were captured
  while attacking some barracks housing people of
  Fulgencio Batistas regime
• They were released after a short stay in prison
  and fled to Mexico were they banned together with
  other angry Cubans

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Cuba
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Cuban Background Continued

• Fidel and his followers trade in Mexico and went
  back to Cuba in 1956
• Over the next several years Castros army,
  numbering sometimes as few as a couple hundred,
  defended against constant attacks from Batistas
  large forces

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The Victory

• Fidel Marched his forces towards Cubas capital
  of Havana
• With help from anti-communist groups, Castro
  arrived in Havana on January 1st 1959
• His government came into power on the 3rd of
  January after a large victory march

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The Clean Up

• Hundreds of Batistas former agents, soldiers,
  and policemen were put on trial and eventually
  killed
• The most famous incident was led by Raul Castro
  and involved the death of 70 of Batistas men by
  firing squad

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Major Players

• Fidel Castro led revolution and eventual Cuban
  dictator
• Raul Castro Fidels brother and Current Cuban
  Dictator
• Fulgencio Batista Overthrown by Castros
  Revolution

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Cause Comparison

• HAITIAN
• Vast numbers of slaves were being mistreated and
  fought for the improvement of their human rights

• CUBAN
• Batistas government mistreated many and the
  people of CUBA became angry with the way he ruled

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Differences

• While Haiti remained a free country after its
  revolution, Fidel Castro went on to lead a
  communist like dictatorship in Cuba
• The Cuban Revolution was led by Castros men who
  were greatly outnumbered while the slaves of the
  Haitian Revolution outnumbered the white slave
  owners 10 to 1

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Current Status

• Haiti
• Now the official poorest country in the western
  hemisphere
• Current food crisis as the country in a violent
  uproar
• Natives have been reduced to eating dirt cookies
  (picture)

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Current Status

• Cuba
• Fidel castro handed his country over to his
  brother Raul several months ago
• Raul is believed to be making improvements and
  recently opened his country to cell phones to the
  public

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Works Cited

• http//www.wsu.edu/dee/DIASPORA/HAITI.HTM
• http//www.albany.edu/js3980/haitian-revolution.h
  tml
• http//library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revo
  lution_-_1959.html
• http//www.rcgfrfi.easynet.co.uk/ratb/cuba/cuba_re
  v.htm