https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli Maddie, Hailee, Grace, Taylor en-us 2018-05-03 14:01:23 UTC 2024-08-11 22:04:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/287347427/bb965396fb926e9d9a999fc1557d42b1/yes.png gracieah1 https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/257668050 -Castro considered himself a Marxist. A Marxist is someone who believes that society's classes are the source of struggle and that there should be no classes in society.
-Russia helped him set up schools, hospitals, industry and state owned farms 
- US halted all trade with Cuba so they became a close ally and trading partner with the Soviet Union  

]]> 2018-05-03 14:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/257668050 toiletpaper https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258026654 -In 1961, the United States tried to overthrow Castro.
-The United States secretly trained and armed Cuban exiles. They sent them ashore at the Bay of Pigs.
-The exiles had hoped to have a general uprising, but his forces quickly defeated them. 
-114 people were killed and over 1,100 people were taken as prisoners.


]]> 2018-05-04 13:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258026654 taylormarrero77 https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258027965 -- Castro let the Soviets set up missile bases in Cuba.
-- In 1962, the U.S. found out and built a naval blockade of Cuba.
-- Soviet ships sailed off for Cuba carrying missiles 
-- Pres. Kennedy told Americans that the U.S. was going to stop the Soviets and was ready for war
-- In the end, the Soviets agreed to remove the bases in exchange for the U.S to promise not to attack Cuba.]]> 2018-05-04 13:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258027965 haileekeener https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258039119 -During the 1950's Fidel Castro led rebels in a guerrilla struggle against a dictatorship.
- In 1959 Castro seized power over Cuba.
-Under Castro, Cuba became a socialist nation.
- Castro imprisoned or exiled his opponents.
- Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016]]> 2018-05-04 14:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258039119 toiletpaper https://padlet.com/toiletpaper/470hxwkf0sli/wish/258343098 - Mariela Castro, daughter of former Cuban president wants to push the country's acceptance of same sex marriage in Cuba
- She wants to include same sex marriage in a constitutional reform in July
-This would change Cuban history because of how badly Fidel Castro treated people who were gay or had HIV.
-There are many outcomes of this, but the two main outcomes are that same sex marriage is legal or that this would not be legal.

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