The Cuban Revolution
Che Guevara's Role
Enough is Enough for Cuba
Leadership
With Che Guevara helping lead the rebels in the revolution, guerrilla warfare had been a method frequently used to get through Batista's forces since they were already heavily resorting to gun violence. Che Guevara's ideals of communism had also shaped the bases of Fidel Castro's beliefs in a government role. He influenced Castro so much, that when Castro had taken over Cuba, the country ended up turning over to Communism. Although many Cubans were in favor of democracy, the government before the revolution was so corrupt that the majority of the Cubans were in full support of the communist revolutionaries.
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What was Che Guevara's role in the Cuban Revolution?
Bibliography
Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Che Guevara - Biography, Facts & More." Che Guevara. Web. 21 Sept. 2015. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/Che-Guevara.htm>.
This source is a secondary source written by Christopher Minster, a Latin American literature professor, about Che Guevara's life and his contribution to the Cuban revolution, along with his contribution to other revolutionary movements and experiences he had. This article also shows the importance of Che Guevara joining Fidel Castro and how he helped during the guerrilla warfare. The article, however, is limited only to Che Guevara and doesn't go into detail exactly how he lead the rebels and how it was being in Cuba for him.
Minster, Christopher. "The Cuban Revolution." The Cuban Revolution. Web. 21 Sept. 2015. <http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofthecaribbean/p/08cubanrevo.htm>.
This source, which is also written by Christopher Minster, gives a brief overview of the cause of the Cuban Revolution. It then goes into detail about the rebels in Cuba and the different guerrilla wars that went on during the time. This article is a secondary source and gives an idea of how the people felt after the Cuban Revolution. However, the article is limited to only Fidel Castro and the rebels, so it doesn't go into detail about the other contributors to the Revolution or the details of how it was for the people when Batista was ruling.
Hickson, Jill. "The Day That Launched the Cuban Revolution." The Day That Launched the Cuban Revolution. 24 July 1996. Web. 21 Sept. 2015. <http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43b/084.html>.
This article, written by Jill Hickson, a historian, is a secondary source that gives an idea about how Cuba was when Batista was the dictator, and explains a little bit how the U.S was involved before the revolution. The article also gives a brief overview of the rebels of the Cuban revolution and explains the aftermath of the revolution. The article on the other hand, is limited to the information about the actual rebels such as Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, and is limited only to some of the positive effects of the revolution.
Minster, Christopher. "Biography of Ernesto "Che" Guevara." Http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/. Web. 21 Sept. 2015. <http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofcuba/a/09cheguevara_2.htm>.
This article, which is also written by Christopher Minster, is a secondary source about the role Che Guevara played within the Cuban Revolution. It also gives the reader information about Cuba after the revolution and how Che Guevara also played a role in the Cuban government after the revolution as well. This source is good in terms of clarifying how Cuba was after the revolution and how Che Guevara's experiences previous to the Cuban Revolution made him step into help. However, the source is limited in terms of the U.S involvement in the revolution and how the people reacted to his contribution.
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