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20 Cards in this Set
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When did Castro come to power?
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January 1st, 1959, when Batista fled Cuba
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What did the Fundamental Law of the Republic do?
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It concentrated all power in the hands of the state.
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What were the major laws Castro passed in 1959?
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The Fundamental Law of the Republic and the Law of Agrarian Reform
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What did the Law of Agrarian Reform do?
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It redistributed land, took away excess land (but not all of it) from wealthy landowners.
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What happened to the Cuban economy in 1959?
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Wages increased and rents and utility rates were forced down.
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What did Castro do internally in 1960?
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He censored free speech, took the University of Havana and tried and executed Batista's supporters.
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What did Castro do initially that started the US-Cuba tension of the 1960s?
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He bought Soviet oil.
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What happened after Castro bought Soviet oil?
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The US refineries refused to refine it, so Castro seized the refineries, Eisenhower suspended Cuba's sugar quota, and Castro seized all American-owned stuff.
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What did Kennedy do to counter Castro?
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He sent armed Cuban exiles to the Bay of Pigs, where Castro was ready for them, who lost the battle.
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When did Castro make his revolution socialist/communist?
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after the Bay of Pigs
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What did the Bay of Pigs do?
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It allowed Castro to make his revolution socialist/communist and preceded the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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1962
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What did Castro do economically in 1961?
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He tried to diversify the economy, expanding from tobacco and sugar to vegetables, rice, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts.
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What did Castro do economically in 1963?
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He ended diversification, since it had failed, and declared the 10 Million Tons Campaign for 1970.
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How did the Cuban economy survive the US embargo?
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The USSR subsidized it through uneven trading.
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How did the 10 Million Tons Campaign fare?
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They got 8.5 million tons, a record but still below the 10 million goal.
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When did Castro emphasize moral incentives?
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from 1960 to 1972
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What is the difference between moral and material incentives?
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Moral incentives are producing things for the good of Cuba, and material incentives are producing things for a profit.
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What did the 1976 Socialist Constitution include (8 things)?
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free education, healthcare and sports, equal marriage, guaranteed employment, anti-discrimination, artistic expression if not against revolution, and paid maternity leave.
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What aspects of Fidelism are different from other forms of Marxism?
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Fidelism has anti-Americanism, paternalism (the father figure), personalism, and lacks purging.
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