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Fidel Castro
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-born to prosperous family, studied law
-decided @ young age to be revolutionary -saw Marti as intellectual author of Cuban Rev. |
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Castro's attack on Moncada Barracks in Santiago
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goal= overthrow Batista (corrupt dictator)
-unsuccessful attack, many killed/arrested -Batista grants him, some of his men amnesty (they go to MX to plan 2nd attempt) |
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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-middle class Argentine family, doctor
-radicalized by disease/poverty he saw in LA -joined Fidel in MX City -president of national bank -leaves Cuba to spread revolution in S America |
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Bay of Pigs invasion (1963)
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-unsuccessful US invasion of Cuba
-Kennedy inherited this plot from Eisenhower |
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Soviets have missiles in Cuba aimed at US
-eventually take them out, but US agrees not to invade Cuba and US takes missiles out of Turkey |
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Cuba & collapse of USSR
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Cuban economy collapses too (massive shortages), but Fidel retains power
-opponents of the regime flee to US |
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Monroe Doctrine
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US would view any further European efforts to colonize/interfere with states in N/S America as act of aggression requiring US intervention
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