PPT-Back from the Future Cuba Under Castro

Chapter 1 Xaina Vega Julia Alvarez Contextual Factors Affecting State Policy Options The Weight of the PAst Castro wanted absolute power but government is limited in an inherited economy that was shaped by the past Slave mentalities and sacred traditions of the people were never dismissed Castro wanted to give his people new beliefs and values and effectively create the New Man This was what Che Guevera wanted to create elegant selfless non materialistic cooperative hardworking and morally pure people But even though some citizens seemed to be doing this in public in private they reverted to their own traditions and rituals rooted from the past. Background Info…. Cuba gained its independence from Spain in 1898.. In the 1900s, Cuba’s wealth was controlled by American companies.. The main businesses in Cuba were sugar and mining companies.. By: Kyle Chandler. Castro Breaks Ties With the United States. Cuba looked like a democratic state until Fidel Castro took over.. T. his led to strong ties with the Soviet Union.. Castro Breaks Ties With the United States. Lily Gomez & Tyreesha Bolton. Early Childhood. Born in . Biran. , Cuba on August 13. th. , 1926. 1 out of 6 children. Father was from Spain, Angel Castro. Mother, . Lina. . Ruz. Gonzalez, was originally a maid to father’s first wife. Case . of . Reinaldo. Arenas. Homosexuality . In Revolutionary Cuba, homosexuality faced the double stigma of machismo and decadence. It was associated with US imperialist influences (part of the “lazy youth” stereotype denounced by . The Effects and Results. Cierra K. Martin. IB 20. th. Cent. History. Due 4/9/2012. The Cold War approximately ranged from 1945-1991.. A period of East-West competition, tension and conflict short of full-scale war, characterized by mutual perceptions of hostility between military-political alliances or blocs.. Cuban Revolution . The . Clientelist. State. Due to its historic dependence on the United States Cuba had long had the characteristic of what . Chehabi. and Linz term a “. clientelist. state”—one in which political support is gained through exchanges of goods and wealth. . 20. th. Century World History’. Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states. One of the few countries in the world that remains communist in its ideology. Spanish colony until 1898. Treatment of Women. One of the most significant changes brought about by the Cuban Revolution has been to the lives and status of women in Cuba.. Prior to 1959…. few rights, expected to sacrifice education and employment for domestic life. Cuba & US Relations. Spring 2013. Mrs. Dent. Chapter 3. American Interest In Cuba. By the end of the 19. th. century, Spain had lost most of its colonies. Retained Philippines & Guam in Pacific. Homosexuality In Cuba . In Revolutionary Cuba, homosexuality faced the double stigma of machismo and decadence. It was associated with US imperialist influences (part of the “lazy youth” stereotype denounced by Castro in his March 1963 speech) . Fidel Castro. By: Morgan Wright & . Leah Banks. Fidel Alejandro Castro . Ruz. was born on 8/13/1926. In 1945 he entered . the . University . of . Havana(law school) and . developed interests in political climate of Cuban nationalism, anti-imperialism and . By Ryan . Terani. and Natalia . Molinatti. Post WWII: Latin America . American businesses dominated Latin American politics before the war. After the war, the gap between the rich and poor lead to the nations searching for help from US and USSR. THE COLD WAR Do you know something? I make really, really long PowerPoints. Exceptionally long PowerPoints. This is not one of those. This is a ‘choose your own adventure’ PowerPoint. HERE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS March 26: . Cuban Revolution/. Che. /Cold War in Latin America . Board Talk . (culminating) . on . the following subjects:. 1. Causes and roots of the Cuban Revolution (can also use info from other .