Latin America Post-war: Cuba

What was cuba used as

A place for entertainment and raw materials

Fidel Castro thoughts about what cuba was used for and whatbdoes he want to do

Castro was AGAINST the corrupted way that Cuba was being used by the US

• wants CIA’S help in leading an unrising

CIA’S goal

To stop spread of communism

Castro builds a military with who? Why was the guy special?

Che guevara (true communist who thought leaders should also farm with the people)

What does castro use the milita to do, and why?

Attack on legislator

• mad that only 10% of cuba is controlled by the cuban population

President bautista

Castro goes against this guy, who is the dictator of cuba

When castro takes over the govt, what does he do?

Nationalizes industries and….changes cuba from a socialist to communist couuntry

How did this shock the US

There was now a communist country 90 miles away from the US

The bay of pigs invasion

CIA backs cuban nationalists who would go to overthrow castro and take over the govt

How is the invasion stalled

President kennedy does not want US planes to be a part of the invasion

• this delays it

Result of the bay of the pigs invasion

Disaster for the nationalists

What does cuba allow russia to do

Build missiles

The allowing of russian missiles in cuba caused what…?

Cuban missile crisis

What does the US do in response to the cuban missile crisis

Puts an embargo (trading ban) on cuban goods

How does castro anger the US

By sending criminals to the US

Who takes over after castro

Raul (brother)

What does raul try to do

Fix relations with US