Pre-Revolution Cuba ( ) Fidel Castro Cuban Revolution -Spanish-American War ends in 1898→ Cuba breaks ties w/ Spain after 400 years of Colonial Rule -U.S. help establish a new government in Cuba has a series of elected & non-elected leaders -Cuba is very wealthy, but most are in poverty -Cuban people are unhappy & a young lawyer named Fidel Castro begins a revolutionary movement to overthrow the govt. of Dictator Fulgencio Batista

Pre-Revolution Cuba ( ) Fidel Castro Cuban Revolution -Spanish-American War ends in 1898→ Cuba breaks ties w/ Spain after 400 years of Colonial Rule -U.S. help establish a new government in Cuba has a series of elected & non-elected leaders -Cuba is very wealthy, but most are in poverty -Cuban people are unhappy & a young lawyer named Fidel Castro begins a revolutionary movement to overthrow the govt. of Dictator Fulgencio Batista -Leader of the Cuban Revolution -President (w/ Dictatorial Powers) of Cuba from

How did things change under Castro? Cuban Revolution -Cuba becomes a one-party (Communist) state -Govt. took control of economy & media (Industry, TV, Radio, Business, Newspapers) -Political Opponents of Castro & the Communist Party were persecuted, arrested, or worse. -Cuba’s main ally was now the Soviet Union & it’s relationship w/ the US went sour -Many people fled Cuba to escape the new Castro way of life

Return to Our Essential Question(s)….. What are the major physical features of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map? What are the major countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?

Today’s Standard(s) SS6H3 The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. a. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution.

Intro to Our Essential Question…… What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?

Cuban Revolution ( )

Fulgencio Batista Fidel Castro Che Guevara: Argentine & Career Revolutionary

Fulgencio Batista Fidel Castro Che Guevara: Argentine & Career Revolutionary

1. Castro Wins – Becomes Dictator 2. Cuba declares itself a “Communist” country 3. Cuba becomes allies w/ the arch nemesis of the United States The Soviet Union Results: 1. Castro Wins – Becomes Dictator 2. Cuba declares itself a “Communist” country 3. Cuba becomes allies w/ the arch nemesis of the United States The Soviet Union

Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961

Cuban Missile Crisis Pres. Kennedy w/ his Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara during the Crisis.

How is the Cuban Revolution & the events that followed a part of the COLD WAR? Cuban Revolution -Cuba becomes allied with the greatest enemy of the US ….. the Soviet Union -The US did not want a Communist country 90mi. away; the US cut off relations w/ Cuba & established a trade embargo (Still in place) -The Soviet Union provided Cuba w/ food & weapons & the US felt threatened by this -The height of tension was the “Cuban Missile Crisis” in 1962, when Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba -When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba’s economy was badly hurt b/c it was their main trading partner. Cuba’s economy remains weak today

Return to Our Essential Question…… What lasting impact did the Cuban Revolution have on Cuba and the region?