Raúl Castro

January 1st, 1959 then leader of the 26th of July Movement, Fidel Castro led thousands of guerilla fighters and ordinary citizens of Cuba to overthrow the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship. Fighting the regime of Batista on both urban and rural fronts, the Movement was able to successfully integrate into power in Cuba. The Revolutionary government in its early days was supported by the whole Cuban elite, but the changes brought by the Castro led government into the economic and social sector…

In the early 60s, the United States and Latin American relations was at a very low point because of the precedent of the United States using military intervention to deal with Latin American because of the U.S. fear of the spread of Communism, especially in the western hemisphere. The Kennedy Administration’s attempted overthrow of Castro’s Cuba and the Johnson Administration’s occupation of the Dominican Republic are the best examples of the deterioration of U.S.-Latin American relations in the…

Cuba is one of very few countries that still maintains a high level of totalitarianism, in today's modern aspects. After the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union the Castro brothers continue to emphasizes anti-Americanism, intentionalism, and support for Marxist-Leninist ideology in Cuba and abroad. Cuba maintains a harsh control over its citizens by doing arbitrary imprisonments, educational manipulation, and religious restrictions. Cuba also, limits human rights: freedom of expression,…

Alvaro Vargas Llosa refers to Guevara as a “ruthless” killer.” Jean Paul Sartre states that “Che was the most complete human being of our age.” Which Che should be remembered? both, neither, only the good or bad. His legacy has become one of two extremes. In “The Pedagogy of Ernesto Che Guevara,” John D. Holst describes some of the positive views of Guevara. Holst states that Che was a “beloved figure in revolutionary Cuba in part because of his work ethic and willingness to be the first…

Fidel Castro came into power with a dictatorship government as a result of the Cuban Revolution. He aquired power "almost at the precise moment when the Soviet Union acquired both the capability and willingness to underwrite the survival of a revolution 6,000 miles from its border and 90 miles from the United States". The Soviet Union had not only backed Castro economically, but had established political ties with Cuba. In response to this development, President Eisenhower ordered a secret…

he embargo act on Cuba was created by John F. Kennedy in 1962. What is the embargo act and why was it created? The embargo act is when a country is being isolated from another for a certain reason. The reason the embargo act was created on Cuba was because during the cold war between communism and democracy, Cuba was communist and this meant the the U.S was an easy target to Cuba since they were so close and it also had to deal with The Cuban Missle Crisis. Their isn't a physical barrier that if…

During this time, Castro was influenced by America, and was trying to break free from Bautista’s dictatorship. Castro was seeking freedom of his people and wanted to help them maintain freedom. SInce he was one of the main leaders of Cuba he wanted to do everything he could to protect his people from Batista’s military dictatorship. This document is a reaction to Bautista’s oppressive government. Therefore, Fidel petitioned against him and did everything he could do in his power to overthrow his…

Since I moved from Cuba to the United States, I have noticed a marked contrast between my past life in my native country and my present life here. That difference has changed in many ways my assumptions and points of views about life. First of all, my life in Cuba was full of disappointments decorated with just a few joys. It is well known that Cuba is a communist country with very narrow economic, political, and religious judgments. Since the opinions my family has had about these three aspects…

The rum war is an interesting topic about two families that fled Cuba when Fidel Castro took over. These two families both were in the alcohol business, but the Cuban government took over their businesses. Currently the Cuban government and the Bacardi family are fighting over the rights to sell the Havana Club rum. The Arechabala family founded a distillery in Cardenas, Cuba in 1878. The company was named Arechabala S.A. In 1934 the company created Havana Club which is a brand of rum created…

mind as he observed, “Cubans play baseball, Russians play soccer.” The Cuban Missile Crisis was due to a chain of events involving the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. Those events began with Fulgencio Batista becoming a dictator, Fidel Castro revolting against the…