The Cuban Revolution by Sebastian Lasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc en-us 2024-01-17 03:49:08 UTC 2024-01-19 01:07:18 UTC hello@padlet.com July 26, 1953 - Storming the Barracks sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851583598 Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, marking the start of the revolution.]]> 2024-01-17 08:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851583598 1955-1956 sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851584869 Castro, along with Che Guevara and others, launches the 26th of July Movement, engaging in guerrilla warfare against Batista's regime.

]]> 2024-01-17 08:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851584869 January 1, 1959 sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851585346 Batista flees Cuba as Castro's forces take control of Havana.

]]> 2024-01-17 08:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851585346 February 1959 sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851585860 Fidel Castro becomes Prime Minister of Cuba.

]]> 2024-01-17 09:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851585860 1920s-1930s sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851586550 Economic inequality, political corruption, and social unrest in Cuba.

]]> 2024-01-17 09:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851586550 1940 sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851586900 Fulgencio Batista comes to power through a coup, establishing an authoritarian regime.

]]> 2024-01-17 09:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851586900 1952 sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851587303 Batista stages another coup, further concentrating power and increasing repression.

]]> 2024-01-17 09:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851587303 Social and Economic Changes sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851588358

  • Land reforms and redistribution. 

  • Nationalization of industries and foreign-owned properties. 

  • Education and healthcare improvements. 

  • Foreign Relations: 

    • Shift towards socialist policies, leading to strained relations with the United States. 

    • ]]>     2024-01-17 09:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851588358     Ongoing Impact sebastianlasbo https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851588742

  • Fidel Castro's long-term rule, his brother Raúl succeeding him in 2008. 

  • Economic challenges, including the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the ongoing U.S. embargo. 

  • Social and political changes, with Cuba remaining a one-party state. 

    • ]]>     2024-01-17 09:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sebastianlasbo/2tbutr60qwllemgc/wish/2851588742