Fidel Castro

However due its government structure the opening of diplomatic relations will not bring prosperity to the Cuban people. Fidel Castro and Raul Castro believe strongly in a communist society and have implemented those exact values into Cuba. This system does not allow a class system so everyone must be the same economically,socially,etc. So even though they’ll receive a large cash flow…

people. This became the first cause of the Cuban revolution by some figures. Revolutions committed by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. This revolution made Cuba become a sosialism. Socialism is a notion related to the…

Castro was respected by his followers for he brought them a sense of hope; he promised general elections, free land, free speech and improvements to their quality of life. He promised to free them from the oppression under the regime of President Batista. His Marxist views resonated with the poor and uneducated in Cuba and the life he sought for them and the vision he conveyed allowed him to build followership and elevate his power and status. “It is true that it (the revolution) follows its…

women’s opposition of treatment, many women demanded equality in the armed struggle, as they believed they were adequately equipped to participate in the revolution. While conjointly, working towards the overthrowing of Batista in the government Fidel Castro and Che Guevara adamantly proposed that women should be able to fight in the revolution as they had the discipline, and characteristics to fulfill a sufficient role. Che Guevara wanted women to participate in the revolution because of the…

Bay of Pigs operations was based on many dangerous assumptions. The United States assumed that the Cuban people would support the rebel resistance, based on second-hand information. The reality was the majority of the Cuban population supported Fidel Castro and his social policies. Further, President Kennedy had assumed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trained rebel forces would retreat to the mountainous region of Cuba and continue to fight if the operation began to fall apart. In…

“You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.” These were the infamous words of Joseph Stalin, one of history’s most despised figures, regarding the events of the Soviet Revolution. Nevertheless, the context or man behind the quote do not take away from its significance. In his reference of the silk gloves, Stalin asserted that one cannot succeed in revolution without getting their hands dirty. The quotation portrays the imminence of the consequences that come with a revolution but also…

and Cuba written by Martin J. Sherwin and Peter Winn it states, “Though it remains a country with economic problems, political restrictions, and Russian ties, it is also a land of rich resources, social reforms, and Latin culture. Moreover, in Fidel Castro Cuba has a popular and pragmatic leader who is ready for a rapprochement with the United States.” What this quote is saying is that Cuba has so many opportunities within its country. With a lot of opportunities there has to be some defaults.…

quarantine Cuba. However, after a US U2 plane was shot down by USSR Commander Issa Pliyev, the crisis teetered on the brink of disaster. At this time, Kennedy and Khrushchev began negotiating indirectly to end the crisis peacefully. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro was left out of these negotiations. At nearly the same time, US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson was bringing the world up to speed on the USSR’s actions, revealing the deception of his Soviet counterpart Valerion…

reasons for why the USSR chose to place their nuclear weapons in Cuba whether it be to protect them or us them. The Cubans happily accepted the soviet military onto their island even when it drew them deeper into a war with the US. Both the Cuban leader Castro and Khrushchev said different things as to why they had missiles in Cuba. They main reason as to why the soviets placed was to bargain with USA. They believed that Kennedy was a weak and novice leader. Khrushchev believe that due he could…

The Cuban Missile Crisis was an event that would have been felt by not only the United States, Russia, and Cuba; it was an event that would have been felt around the world. Nuclear war would have been inevitable had neither side decided to back down. But due to the humility and cooperation of both John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, a nuclear war, and undoubtedly a third world war, were averted. Without looking at the decisions made by John F. Kennedy and his staff in hindsight, I will…