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What?: A Political Revolution
Where?: CubaThe Cuban Revolution
When?: Fidel Castro and the Cuban people
Who?:1959
Why?:
1) Cubans were unhappy with the corrupt U.S. supported dictator Fulgencio Batista
2) American corporations owned much of Cuba's resources
How?: Guerilla Warfare
Results:
1) Cuba becomes a Communist state
2) Cuba becomes an ally of the Soviet Union
3) The U.S. launches a trade embargo against any and all trade with Cuba leading to major economic hardships for the people of Cuba.
Realted Terms: Communism, Embargo, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Embargo, Land Reform.
Page Created by: Alex Ambrecht, Alicia Drexel & Greg Mitchell

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