Authoritarian States Review: Cuba and Germany by Maryann Cox https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7 Emergence of Regime, Consolidating and Maintaining Power, Policies and Their Impact en-us 2018-04-18 15:17:58 UTC 2018-04-18 18:59:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Emergence of Regime maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054376 -Cubans resented corrupt leader Batista
-Castro leads July 26 movement-> attacks Moncada barracks and fails-> released after Batista pardons political prisoners
-Castro flees to Mexico-> meets Che Guevara and develops Marxist/Comm/Socialist political ideology
-Castro lands in Cuba with a dozen men, liberates towns and cities one by one and spreads ideology Guerilla warfare lasts 3 years
-Batista leaves on New Years Eve to D.R. 
-Castro assumes power in 1959, usurps Batista
-Castro grows in support from peasantry
-Eliminates political opposition]]> 2018-04-18 15:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054376 Consolidating and Maintaining Power maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054561 -Establishes single party state (PCC)
-Castro turns to Khrushchev in 1961, US is unwilling to help
-Nationalized oil and sugar industries
-est. subsidies with USSR
-siezes property
-redistributes land 
-failed CIA assassinations increase Castro's popularity]]> 2018-04-18 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054561 Policies and Their Impact maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054637 -Agricultural Revolution increases ag. production and industry
-Free healthcare, public housing, 100% literacy
Created Fed. of Cuban Women (FMC)
-Family code 1975-> rights for women, marriage, divorce, adoption and childbearing rights
-free and legal abortions
-Cuba sells sugar to USSR, economic recovery with help of USSR and Khrushchev]]> 2018-04-18 15:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054637 Emergence of Regime maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054989 Factors:
-Treaty of Versailles weakened military, no more occupation of Rhineland
-economic downturn that the Republic could not control
-lack of political allies
-1919 Hitler joins DAP
-Republic's weakness= popular support dwindles, opportunity for Nazi Party to gain influence and seats in Parliament
-Use of propaganda
-1932-> Nazi party gains significant advantage in Parliament
-early Nazi beliefs= Lebensraum, Social Darwinism]]> 2018-04-18 15:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253054989 Consolidating and Maintaining Power maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253055084 -Nazi ideology promoted belief that Germany needed more living space 
-Volksgemeinschaft= German Nationalism= justification for expansion and subsequent rearmament
-Hitler est. 1 party state, bans opposing political parties
-propaganda promoted dictatorship
-use of SS to enforce Nazi ideology and rid Germany of opposition
-foreign policy successes to 1940 increase Hitler's popularity ]]> 2018-04-18 15:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253055084 Policies and Their Impact maryanncox28 https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253055172 -Idea of "Master Race" justified ousting and persecution of ethnic groups
-Hitler youth-> cemented Nazi ideology with the youth
-promoted traditional role of women
-incentive for racially pure and fit couples to marry and bear children
-Normalization and promotion of anti-Semitic propaganda, placed blame for Germany struggles on Jews and other ethnic minorities]]> 2018-04-18 15:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/maryanncox28/gfuvfx6objh7/wish/253055172