HIST 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cuban Missile Crisis, Universal Health Care, Fidel Castro
18 Jan 2017
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Cuba: fidel castro and the cuban revolution. Cuba gained nominal independence from spain in 1898 by us military intervention: becomes an american protectorate - usa had economic and military. Usa owned large amount of sugar, railways rights on cuba (platt amendment 1901: corrupt governments democracy vs. dictatorship. Machado comes into power wants to take power away from. Batista overthrows this regime with the military, rules cuba the usa until 1959 (corrupt, wealth inequality: cuba is a playground for wealthy american elites. Cuban revolution: led by fidel castro revolutionary invasion. January 1961 usa breaks off diplomatic relations with cuba. Cuba had nationalized us oil refineries after these oil refineries price of utilities (owned by us companies) relationship with the states suspicious wouldn"t process oil from the su. Castro popularity of castro: spring 1961 usa announce that they will invade cuba and get rid of.
