https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5 Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-07-03 14:19:53 UTC 2026-03-18 01:41:14 UTC hello@padlet.com driggerstm20 https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269279124 Established the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere after leading an overthrow of the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. He ruled over Cuba for nearly five decades, until handing off  power to his younger brother Raúl in 2008. After taking power, Castro abolished legal discrimination, brought electricity to the countryside, provided for full employment and advanced the causes of education and health care, in part by building new schools and medical facilities. But he also closed down opposition newspapers, jailed thousands of political opponents and made no move toward elections. ]]> 2018-07-03 14:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269279124 khadourmj20 https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269281552 In October of 1962, an American spy plane noticed that the Soviet Union were building nuclear missiles in Cuba. The U.S. President believed that the missile was going to be used to hit the U.S. or some other countries. So Kennedy decided to block the ports of Cuba by placing a blockade of ships around Cuba, so they couldn’t get anymore supplies for the missiles. When the Soviet Union leader found out, he made a deal with JFK that if they get rid of the missiles then the U.S. cannot invade Cuba. ]]> 2018-07-03 14:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269281552 khadourmj20 https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269282899 The Soviet Union leader wanted to protect Cuba so he decided to set a nuclear missile in Cuba incase any nation threatened them. When he found out the U.S. were blocking there ships from getting into Cuba, he decided to make a deal with the U.S., since he wasn’t using the nuclear weapon for a particular reason. So they decided to stop the nuclear weapon as long as the U.S. doesn’t bother Cuba.]]> 2018-07-03 15:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269282899 khadourmj20 https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269283075 The US finally reached negotiating levels with the Soviet Union, the US having seen intermediate and long range missiles on the coast of Cuba, had them take the missiles back to Russia publicly so that way the public of the United States wouldn’t have to worry about the missiles anymore. In addition, typhere was another deal made that was kept secret for 25 years. This deal promised the Turkish people and the Soviet Union that the U.S. would remove their missiles in Turkey. ]]> 2018-07-03 15:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269283075 driggerstm20 https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269283955 The Bay of Pigs was a full-scale invasion of Cuba by 1,400 American-trained Cubans who had fled their homes when Castro took over. However, the invasion did not go well: The invaders were badly outnumbered by Castro’s troops, and they surrendered after less than 24 hours of fighting.]]> 2018-07-03 15:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/driggerstm20/88tppq9psvw5/wish/269283955