November 1956: Fidel Castro began an uprising against Batista
recruited Che Guevara to join his uprising
Castro began a guerrilla warfare campaign against Cuban government
In 1958, the international media supported the Cuban revolutionaries
At this stage, the US government stopped giving money and soldiers to Batista
On 1st January 1959, Castro and Guevara's forces defeated Batista
The rebels reached Cuba's capital city, Havana
Batista fled from Cuba to the Dominican Republic
Castro formed a new government in 1959
US govt had many issues with new Cuban govt