26th of July Movement

presidential election of 1952, he seized power before the elections could take place and cancelled them, (withholding) Castro’s opportunity to become a member of Congress in the same 1952 elections. Castro began by attacking the Moncada Barracks in July 26, 1953 in search of weapons to supply his revolution; however, the attack was unsuccessful even though it resulted…

Fidel Castro Fidel Castro is one of the most powerful men that ever lived. He is a man that is full of knowledge and perseverance. His strong will for the ownership of power took over his life. On the contrary he was very intelligent willing to give everything in order to have that power. His stability and work ethic allowed him to become a powerful dictator. To better understand Fidel Castro a person should examine his rise of power, his victories, and his leadership. First of all,…

After the 1950s, Fidel Castro was arguably the most prominent figure in Cuban politics, as he was the instigator of the Cuban Revolution, of which we still see the long-lasting outcomes in Cuba today. Along with Che Guevara and his brother, Raúl Castro, Fidel Castro went on to become a principal contender in the armed uprising against the US-backed authoritarian government run by Fulgencio Batista. As a revolutionary leader, Castro’s competence as a liberator, and the future of Cuba has been…

Based on a review of the eight-part Netflix documentary, “The Cuba Libre Story,” this leadership study is to identify and compare the leadership styles, traits and influences of Cuba's leaders. The discussion will examine how they have affected the Cuban people, Latin America and the world for the past one hundred plus years. Cuba's leaders have claimed to use every means available to protect Cuba and the Cuban people from oppression and tyranny, while becoming tyrants and using authoritarian…

Massacre at Mystic: On May 26th, 1687 a very one-sided battle between a group of Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and members of a large Pequot village called Fort Mystic took place late at night. In this battle, the Puritans set fire to the Pequot village, killing most of the people in the village, including tribe leaders, women and children. Led by Major John Mason and Captain John Underhill, a mix of Puritans, Mohegans and Narragansetts, attacked the Pequot village at around 2 a.m…

Once the 21st amendment repealed alcohol prohibition in 1933, states were allowed to set their own drinking age laws. Most states set their minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) to 21 except for two. When the legal voting age was lowered by the 26th amendment in 1971 from 21 to 18, many states began to lower the MLDA as well (Drinking Age ProCon.org). The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 mandated for the MLDA to be 21 in all states, since reports of teenage crashes increased in states…

He was decorated for bravery, receiving the iron cross first class and the black wound badge. Under the leader ship of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) the National Socialist German Workers Party or Nazi Party, grew into a mass movement and ruled Germany through totalitarian means from 1933-1945. Founded in 1919 as the German worker’s Party, the group promoted German pride and anti-Semitism and expressed dissatisfaction with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The 1919 peace…

Fidel Castro is revered as one of the most prominent communist leaders of the last century. On August 13, 1926 Fidel Castro was born in Birán, Cuba to his parents Angel Castro y Agrgiz and Lina Ruz Gonzalez. Fidel had six siblings consisting of four sisters and two brothers. His brothers were Raul and Ramon Castro, and his sisters went by the names of Juanita, Angelita, Enma, and Augustina Castro. His dad was a Spanish immigrant who made a fortune constructing railroad systems with the means of…

It was a cold wintery day in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the home of Helen and John Piela. Helen was very pregnant with her first child, and she couldn’t wait for her baby to come. On December 27th, 1937, Helen had her little baby boy, he was given his name, John David Anthony Piela, after his father. Helen’s first child, she was both excited and scared. John grew up as a happy child in a big house filled with loving parents. When John was four Helen had her second baby, a little baby boy John…

and never given an appeal. Leonard Peltier is a Native American who has been wrongly imprisoned for about 38 years. Peltier was accused of first-degree murder of two FBI agents. The event took place on June 26th, 1975. Many people disliked Native Americans…