Circle Cuba on the world map.

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Circle Cuba on the world map. What hemisphere is
Cuba in?
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Struggle for Independence Originally a colony
of Spain 1898, The Spanish American War. With
the help of the United States, Cuba wins
independence from Spain. The U.S. appoints a
military governor to Cuba and sends troops to the
island 1902, Cuba gains full independence. The
U.S. withdraws troops, but still keeps a base at
Guantanamo Bay
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Cuba The richest island in the Caribbean.
After gaining independence from Spain, Cuba
became the richest nation in the Caribbean due to
SUGAR. Cuba became the place for the rich and
famous to visit. Hotels, casinos, and
restaurants were built to cater to the tourists
coming to Cuba.
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Fulgencio Batista President of Cuba-
1940 Dictator of Cuba- 1952 by military
coup Only allowed staged elections Good
relationship with the United States Most Cubans
were very poor under Batista's rule He fled from
Castro's revolt in 1959- stealing millions of
dollars
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1. Who was Batista? 2. Do you think the Cuban
people were happy with him? 3. How do you
think Cubans felt about Americans?
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Fidel Castro Law degree from University of
Havana Disliked Batista's government Attacked
Moncada Army Barracks in 1953 Arrested, but
pardoned after 2 years Lived in exile in Mexico
with other revolutionaries, such as Che
Guevara Invaded Cuba in 1956, but most of
Castro's small army were killed Castro, his
brother, and Che Guevara survived and hid in the
Sierra Maestra moutains Batista was forced to
flee in 1959 and Castro took over. Many Cubans
left after realizing that the revolution was
communist.
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Che Guevara Marxist (Communist)
Revolutionary Born in Argentina Joined Castro's
Revolutionary force in Mexico Helped convert
Castro to communism Was captured and executed
after a failed attempt to overthrow the
government in Bolivia (1967)
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4. Why do you think Castro had such a poor
relationship with the United States? 5. Why
do you think Che Guevara was a hero in the minds
of many Latin Americans?
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Castro
Had a good relationship with the U.S.
Che Guevara
Was never the dictator of any country
Stole millions of dollars from Cuba
Batista
Was a military dictator
Took over all U.S. property in Cuba
Established a relationship with Soviet Union
Helped Castro take over Cuba
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Cuban Revolution An army led by Fidel Castro and
others overthrew the government of Cuba on
January 1, 1959. Castro took control of the
country by July of 1959 The people of Cuba
welcomed the new leadership and ideas of Fidel
Castro Cuba will become a communist nation, and
will break ties with the U.S. Today the U.S. has
a trade embargo with Cuba People from the U.S.
are not able to travel freely to Cuba, Cubans are
unable to leave their country
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6. What language do most people in Cuba
speak? 7. What religion would you expect to be
the most common in Cuba? 8. Why don't they
celebrate Christmas? 9. Why might some Cubans
think that Castro has helped their nation and
others think he has hurt it?
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Why does the United States own part of Cuba?