The Cuban Communist Revolution
From the beginning Cuba was a shaky country with a very unstable government and a country that was deep in poverty. The government was jumping from being a dictatorship to a republic. The fate of Cuba was changing hands constantly. Fidel Castro challenged Fulgencio Batista and overtook Cuba and still rules it today. Fidel was a strong person who took Cuba at a weak time and the people would follow anyone who promised to help them. He helped the welfare of Cuba greatly, he felt that he could make a change in Cuba and help people lead better lives. He accomplished that and more; Castro set up many programs to help those in need and accomplished what all the other previous leaders of Cuba attempted to do but never succeeded; he made Cuba a prosperous country that had improved greatly within the past fifty years (Stoner).Cuba, largest island of the West Indies, south of the United States and east of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It forms, with various adjacent islands, the republic of Cuba. The Cuban population is made up mainly of three groups, about 66%, is of Spanish descent or white, 12% are black, and the remaining 22% are a mixture of both. The language common
ly spoken in Cuba is Spanish. The Cuban culture is seen as a blend of Spanish and African culture. The majority of Cubans claim to be non-religious. In 1957 more than 70% practiced Catholicism but have slowly opened their minds to new ideas, in 1997 only 33% were recorded to be a Roman Catholic (Dominguez). Ruiz, Ramon Eduardo. Cuba: The Making of a Revolution. Amherst, MA: Univ. of Haverstock, Nathan A., and John P. Hoover. Cuba in Pictures. New York: Sterling Baker, Christopher P. Cuba Handbook. California: Moon Publications, 1997. Castro did not believe in the ways of Batista and wanted to gain power in Cuba. He and a small group of eighty-one followers known as the 26th of July Movement attacked army barracks. Their attempted revolt failed and many, including Castro, were imprisoned (Ruiz). His group moved to Mexico to plan the next attempt to overthrow Batista. When they returned to Cuba many of them were immediately killed. "Student agitation grew so violent that universities and even high schools had to be closed down (Haverstock 32)."
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