Cuban Revolution
Emma McGath and Haven Dagenhart
Who?
-Soviet Union, America, and Cuba
-Fidel Castro, JFK, and Fulgencio Batista
-The US was trying to turn Cuba to a Democracy, while the USSR was trying to keep them Communist.
When and Where?
-1953-1959, but the embargo the US put on Cuba is still in place.
-It took place in Cuba
Why and How?
-Fidel Castro over through the government in Cuba
-Fidel was a Communist, the US had a agreement to help any country from becoming Communist and Russia had a act to help any country that is trying to become Communist.
What happened?
- Russia went in with missiles and was aiming them at the US
- US spy planes seen the missiles and was worried
- They became very close to what would have been WWIII
- US and USSR talked it out
- US put embargo on Cuba
Timeline
1954: fidel attacks Cuban gov/fails
1955: fidel gets released from prison
1956: castero returns to Cuba
1957: revolution gains momentum
1958: US boycotts Cuba
1959 Castro forces advance
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