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- a young lawyer led a handful of rebels in a long guerrilla struggle in a corrupt dictatorship.
- 1959; Castro seized power and has ruled till 2016
- he overthrew American-backed president (General Fulencio Batista)

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- lower stage of communism
- wanted full control over the country
- he controls the decisions made
- made businesses government owned, the US doesn't want that

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- an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
- February, 1962; JFK proclaimed an embargo on trade between US and Cuba

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- negative effect on the economy
- Cuba's soviets imports/exports dropped 80%
- food and medicine imports from Soviets dropped 90%
- oil was very critical for Cuba's transport and agriculture

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-April 17 1961 CIA launched invasion of 1400 American-trained Cubans the fled when Castro came 

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-April 17 1961 CIA launched invasion of 1400 American-trained Cubans the fled when Castro came 

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- They were outnumbered and had to surrender after only 24hrs fighting Castro

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-American blockade to keep soviets from putting nuclear missiles in Cuba
- 13-day political and military standoff
- An agreement was made- they remove missiles if US doesn't invade Cuba

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- Finding a new president, since Castro lead since 1959
- His brother Raul took over when Castro died
- In line is Miguel Diaz- Canel; Cuba's 1st Vice President since 2013

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2. What kind of government does Cuba have?
3. Who won the invasion of the Bay of the Pigs?d