Paper 2: Cuba Part 2/5 [Establishment]

Flashcards about the establishment of Castro's authoritarian state and Cuban-American/Soviet relations.

What was the Fundamental Law of the Republic?

A law drafted giving political authority to the Council of Ministers led by Castro as Prime Minister.

What happened to the freedom of the press in Cuba?

They were restricted under Castro's rule.

Who took control of labor unions in Cuba?

Pro-Castro communists.

What revolutionary organizations unified under Castro?

Integrated Revolutionary Organization which later became the United Party of the Socialist Revolution and then the Cuban Communist Party.

Who was the leading member of the 26 July movement who was arrested for treason and why?

• Huber Matos

• Because he opposed Communism

What action by Castro led the US to remove support?

Nationalization of foreign businesses.

Name some of the foreign businesses that were nationalized by Castro.

Royal Dutch Shell, Texaco, Standard Oil, Coca-Cola, Sears.

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

The US CIA used Guatemala as a training base for Cuban emigres for an attack on Castro’s Cuba, hoping it would spark a popular uprising against Castro’s regime.

Who became Cuba's primary trade partner following the Bay of Pigs invasion?

The USSR.

Who promised to defend Cuba against future aggression by the US?

Nikita Khrushchev.

What triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis?

US CIA U2 surveillance of Cuba revealed the placement of long-range nuclear missiles.

What action did the US take in response to the missile placement in Cuba?

A naval blockade (quarantine) of Cuba until the missiles were removed.

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba, and Kennedy agreed to remove missiles from Turkey.