PPT-Cuba Under Castro Charyse

Goodlow Nazmeen Muhammed Jacqueline Booker Leyna Nguyen Background Information Fidel Castro Born August 13 1926 Son of a wealthy Spanish sugar cane farmer and a domestic servant. Revolution. The. Where is Cuba?. Cuba in the 1900s. Cuba gained its independence from Spain in 1898.. In the 1900s, Cuba’s wealth was controlled by American companies.. T. he 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. 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.. 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. Containing communism in Cuba. The Treaty of Paris . Was a treaty in which Cuba gained its independence from Spain. The USA had a right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. 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. By: Natalie . Seaner. Fidel Castro Breaks Ties With US & Sides With Soviet Union. The United States first befriended Cuba, when it appeared that Cuba was going to be democratic.. In just a few months Castro captured political opponents and sent hundreds of people to jail, much like the Soviet Union.. 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 . Latin American Hero. Most Famous For . . . . Aiding Fidel Castro in the Communist revolution of Cuba in 1959.. Overseeing political prisoners following the revolution in Cuba. . Initiating the relationship between Cuba and the Soviets. 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.. to the new Cuban constitution after the . S-A . War that attempted to protect Cuba’s independence from foreign . intervention. it . allowed extensive US involvement in . Cuba. Ex: Guantanamo Bay. It was repealed in . 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. 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 .