Aim: How did Fidel Castro change Cuban society?

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Aim How did the Cuban revolution promise to
improve life for Cubans? Do Now What is the
difference between A communist and a capitalist
country? HW- Find out the name and create a
short one paragraph biography of a Cuban baseball
player playing in the major leagues who escaped
from Cuba?

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A. Location 1. Cuba is a small island nation
approximately 150 miles south of Florida
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B. Cuba under Batista 1. Batista was a corrupt
dictator who ruled Cuba with an iron fist
2. Cuban people lived in poverty with little hope
of improvement
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FulgencioBatista
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C. Cuban Revolution 1. Led by Castro, fought
against Batista and won 2. Castro installs a
Communist govt. and banned all other political
parties
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Fidel Castro as a Young Revolutionary
Communism an economic system that states all
property is controlled and owned by the
government. The opposite of capitalism
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Cuban Young Pioneers
What were some of Castros reforms?? Nationalized
property Collectivization of Farms Increased
education/medical care No elections Alienated the
middle class Disregard for human rights
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The Bay of Pigs Fiasco 1961
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The Bay of Pigs Fiasco 1961
US Plan to use Cubans to overthrow Castro.
Cubans were trained by the CIA, which the US
denied. The mission was a failure.
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The Cuban Boat People
The Cuban Adjustment Act - 1966
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The Refugee Problem Today
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3. The U.S. tried to stop Castro by cutting off
all trade to Cubaleading to poverty to Cuba
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The Cuban Boat People
The Cuban Adjustment Act - 1966
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