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The Cuban Revolution
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What happened in 1959? | Castro overthrew the government and became dictator |
What were some of Castro's false promises? | To make Cuba a democracy, end American dominance over Cuban businesses, re-distribute the wealth evenly to ALL Cubans, and to make every Cuban literate. he was WORSE THAN BATISTA! |
What did Castro really change? | All property that belonged to Americans now belongs to the Cuban government, farms, factories, businesses. |
Who was Batista? | He was elected as president and made himself dictator. people were unhappy, poor, and they had poor healthcare. there were very few wealthy |
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? | US planes spotted secret soviet missile bases in Cuba. This could have led to WW3. |
What two main things happened in 1962? | Cuban missile Crisis and we set an embargo on Cuba. Their economy became very poor. |
What happened in 1898? | Cuba gained independence from Spain |