Biography Research Project by NATALIE SMITH https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta Fidel Castro en-us 2016-10-27 13:49:20 UTC 2025-12-05 04:13:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Young success: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133617879 Fidel excelled in academics and athletics in high school and college. He joined an intellectual group and led the law students federation. He was also the founding member of a new liberal reformist group.]]> 2016-10-27 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133617879 Fidel was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the prime minister (1959-1976) and president (1976-2008) of Cuba.  wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133618073 2016-10-27 13:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133618073 FIDEL ALEJANDRO CASTRO RUZ. wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133618611 2016-10-27 13:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133618611 Military accomplishments: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133619375 He was one of the largest military leaders who used guerrilla training for his military.]]> 2016-10-27 13:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133619375 Born August 13, 1926 wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620083 Still alive (90 years old)]]> 2016-10-27 13:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620083 Family: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620692 - The illegitimate son of a sugarcane planter.
- Raúl Castro = brother.]]> 2016-10-27 13:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620692 College: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620934 - 1945 - University of Havana 
- Campus of intellectual groups that strived for political power.
- Law school]]> 2016-10-27 13:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133620934 Symbol: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133623133 He was a symbol of hope for the lower class when he was both prime minister and president. ]]> 2016-10-27 14:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133623133 Today: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133623927 Fidel Castro travels to different schools talking about all of his accomplishments, as well as his brothers accomplishments.]]> 2016-10-27 14:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133623927 Motivations: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133624787 - Fidel entered his field because he wanted to end the illegitimate reign. ]]> 2016-10-27 14:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133624787 Contribution to Society: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133625608 - Stopped the United States "Bay of Pigs" invasion to overthrow him.
- Allied with the Soviet Union and was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis with the U.S.]]> 2016-10-27 14:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133625608 World Without Castro: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133627753 - No "Bay of Pigs" invasion.
- No Cuban Missile Crisis.
- No broken ties between the United States and Cuba]]> 2016-10-27 14:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133627753 Quotes: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133628962 - "A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past"
- "They talk about the future of socialism, but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"
- "I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."]]> 2016-10-27 14:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133628962 Castro's Words: wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133632920 2016-10-27 14:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/133632920 wbfsmithn00 https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/134228968 2016-10-31 14:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfsmithn00/toqy8gvowsta/wish/134228968