MODULE 5: CUBAN REVOLUTION

Sugar Production

Main part of Cuba's economy; controlled by elites/U.S.; caused inequality

José Martí

Cuban independence leader; wanted freedom from Spain and outside control

Platt Amendment

Allowed U.S. to intervene in Cuba; limited independence

Fulgencio Batista

Cuban dictator before the revolution

Moncada

Failed attack by Castro in 1953; start of revolution

History Will Absolve Me

Castro's speech defending his actions

Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Revolutionary leader who helped Castro

First Declaration of Havana

Speech criticizing U.S. influence

Granma

Boat Castro used to return to Cuba and begin revolution

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

Colombian leader whose death caused unrest in Latin America

Urban Reform Law

Lowered rent and helped the poor

Agrarian Reform Law

Took land from elites and gave it to peasants