Cuban revolution

• What were the long-term causes of the Cuban revolution?

  • Cuban government is unstable: in 1906-22 the US invaded Cuba three times to help the government against rebels

  . By the 1950s most Cuban power stations were controlled by US companies
• What were the short term causes of the Cuban revolution?

  Full Ho Batista was an unpopular dictator: He was elected in 1940-44, then lost the election. In 1952, he ran again., Paul said he would lose badly so he use the power of the army to reinstate himself
• On the 26th of July 1953 how many communist attacked Cuban army barracks?


  156 and Castro
• How many soldiers were they against on the 26th of July?


  400
• What happened to Castro after the 26th of July?


  He was arrested and sentenced to 15 years but was released in 1955
• What was Castro’s communist party called?

  26th of July movement
• What type of war was it?

  A guerilla war
• Why does Castro gain more people and popularity?


  Because of the Cuban army brutality
• How many men did Castro have?


  200
• How many men did the Cuban army have

  37,000
• What does the USA do for the Guerillas?


  Briefly armed them so that they could like the USA
• What happens in March 1958?


  The USA placed an embargo on Cuba
• What did the embargo on Cuba mean?

  •No US company is allowed to trade with Cuba. • Batista army cannot fight without US supplies.
• When was the Fall of Havana?


  New Year’s 1959
• What happened at the fall of Havana?

  The 26th of July movement launched a final attack against the Cuban army
• Who led the fall of Havana?

  Che Guevara
• How many communists defeated the Cuban soldiers at the fall of Havana?

  350
• How many Cuban soldiers are at the fall of Havana?

  4000
• Who was Che Guevara?


  Argentine communist
• What are the consequences of the Cuban revolution?

  •Soviet Cuban relations improved: Khrushchev now has a socialist government right next to the USA, that could influence other Latin American countries

  • Kennedy is embarrassed

  • Cuba does not have any customers because of the embargo