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    operation occurred under United States President John F. Kennedy, with the strategy to oust Fidel Castro from Cuba using rebel forces. The operation trained and equipped hundreds of Cuban rebel to lead an offensive on the shores of Cuba with the aspiration to overtake Castro and re-claim Cuba. However, Fidel Castro and his militants were privy to information of the impending raid and readied themselves. Castro and his men were able to counter the attack and cause the American and rebel forces to…

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    Socialism and capitalism are to type of government that exists around the world. These two systems have things in common. However, they have fundamental differences that are remarkable and include economic system, social classes, and political system. One difference between socialism and capitalism is the economy. In communism the economy is planned. This mean that is an economic system in which government directly manages supply and demand for goods and services by controlling production,…

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    El Salvador Civil War

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    convert to communism. The rebellion of El Salvador was influenced by Cuba with the active support of the Soviet Union, East Germany , Vietnam and other communist states.The FMLN were supported by the with ammunition.,the leader of Cuba himself, Fidel Castro, supported the FMLN. El Salvador has been a country ruled by their own military since 1932, when the Central American Socialist Party was created. The peasants replied with riots and protests. The revolt did not last long due to the…

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    History Of The 1960's

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    different. It was President Kennedy who was resolute to progress relations with Latin America through diplomatic economic collaboration and development and it was this that would in fact limit the growth of communist leaning rebels like Fidel Castro. It was Fidel Castro who would declare Cuba a communist country being the dictator of Cuba declared Cuba a communist country. Cuba being in such close proximity to the States posed as a threat to Kennedy and the Country. CIA leader, Allen Dulles,…

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    Season, only depicted two of the repressive regimes that that took place in the last century. However, there were many other governments and government systems that were very oppressive during their reign. One such system worth noting is Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s Cuban Communist Party in Cuba. The History Channel describes Castro’s rule as, “Marxist-Leninist… he limited the amount of land a person could own, abolished private business and presided over housing and consumer goods shortages.…

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    Cuban Communism

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    Communist party was made up of 175 members; 150 members being a part of the Central committee and 25 being chosen to be in the Politburo. These 175 members of the Communist party would in fact be followers of the creed with the key follower being Fidel Castro, the leader of the Communist Party. Finally, the consistency, durability and formal articulation of Cuban communism will be examined. Durability wise, Cuban communism has stood the test of time because it continues to exist even today.…

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    had built up a reputation as a supporter of Fidel Castro. Oswald could have been directed by Castro's administration as well as the Soviet Union. It seems though that Oswald's pro-Castro stir was not so verifiable in New Orleans. His political associates were strongly anti-Castro and he was apart of his own branch of pro-Castro consisted of only of himself. The anti-Castro may have been angered at Kennedy for not as much as necessary to displace Castro and may have led them taking matters into…

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    Cold War Containment

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    From the end of WWII in 1945 until 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union interacted in a major conflict called the Cold War. It was called the Cold War because there was no physical harm or the use of deadly weapons, therefore, the two sides never directly fought each other. Throughout this time, the United States followed a foreign policy called 'containment '. This policy was highly effective between the U.S. and West Berlin, Kore, and Cuba. The United States contained communism in…

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    The democratic evolution in Latin America is captivating when learning its struggle to strengthen democracy. Latin America was beginning to implement democracy in all its regions and now it is struggling to ensure democratic rule stays, when it should be discovering ways to further reinforce the system. To first understand what is occurring, it is essential to comprehend the history that brought democracy to Latin America. The most widespread wave of democratization that Latin America has…

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    Jfk Assassination Timeline

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    Eisenhower was in office; this plan was known as the Bay of Pigs. Kennedy, eventually, and reluctantly approved and went through with Eisenhower 's plan to attempt to overthrow Castro. The U.S didn’t trust Castro because of his relationship with the communistic government, Russia. The U.S. hoped to overthrow Castro to create a democratic government that wasn’t a threat to our national security (Kennedy…

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