Cuba by Grant Allwein https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju Modern Cuba en-us 2019-04-16 16:28:00 UTC 2025-01-31 06:52:42 UTC hello@padlet.com cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352347366 - a young lawyer led a handful of rebels in a long guerrilla struggle in a corrupt dictatorship.
- 1959; Castro seized power and has ruled till 2016
- he overthrew American-backed president (General Fulencio Batista)]]> 2019-04-17 16:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352347366 cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352349670 - lower stage of communism
- wanted full control over the country
- he controls the decisions made 
- made businesses government owned, the US doesn't want that]]> 2019-04-17 16:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352349670 cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352350485 - an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
- February, 1962; JFK proclaimed an embargo on trade between US and Cuba ]]> 2019-04-17 16:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352350485 cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352351563 - negative effect on the economy
- Cuba's soviets imports/exports dropped 80%
- food and medicine imports from Soviets dropped 90%
- oil was very critical for Cuba's transport and agriculture ]]> 2019-04-17 16:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352351563 -April 17 1961 CIA launched invasion of 1400 American-trained Cubans the fled when Castro came cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352353499 - They were outnumbered and had to surrender after only 24hrs fighting Castro]]> 2019-04-17 16:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352353499 cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352357342 -American blockade to keep soviets from putting nuclear missiles in Cuba
- 13-day political and military standoff
- An agreement was made- they remove missiles if US doesn't invade Cuba]]> 2019-04-17 16:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352357342 cl20allweing https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352358463 - Finding a new president, since Castro lead since 1959 
- His brother Raul took over when Castro died 
- In line is Miguel Diaz- Canel; Cuba's 1st Vice President since 2013]]> 2019-04-17 16:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/352358463 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353025693 2019-04-22 12:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353025693 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353025992 2019-04-22 12:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353025992 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353026690 2019-04-22 12:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353026690 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353026909 2019-04-22 12:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353026909 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353027496 2019-04-22 12:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353027496 1. What is an embargo https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353027601 2. What kind of government does Cuba have?
3. Who won the invasion of the Bay of the Pigs?d]]> 2019-04-22 12:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353027601 https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353111809 2019-04-22 16:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cl20allweing/yguk6emac0ju/wish/353111809