Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz: The Cuban Revolution

To begin with, Puerto Rico and Cuba each have completely different government conditions. For instance, Cuba has been established as a dictatorship while Puerto Rico has been established as a republic. Under these conditions each of the countries have developed in complete different ways. For example, in Cuba, the citizens have had to live under the constant rules of their leader Fidel Castro. Castro used his power to create the structure of Cuba in the same structure as that of the Soviet Union, which in return caused him to lock up or execute anyone who went against what he said. Due to those reasons, Cuba 's economy was gravely wounded and the entire country was forced to grow under strained conditions,

What are some examples of push and pull factors? Why did these factors make people want to go to the US? War, disease, a bad government, bad calamities and famine are just some examples of push factors. Better opportunities, better living conditions, healthcare, and education are also a few examples of pull factors. In this essay I will explain how there are many ways to explain the most influential push and pull factors that contribute to immigration to the United States.

After WWII, there was communism fever in the northern part of the world. This domineering outbreak of communism threatened the US and our capitalist allies. Through the outbreaks, the US took things to drastic measures and did everything in their power to stop communism, causing multiple wars and combat.

In the late 1800’s, Cuba was fighting for its independence and striving to break free from Spain’s control. On February 28, 1898, the U.S.S Maine mysteriously exploded, which was stationed on the coast of Cuba. This led to the U.S involvement in the Spanish-American War. There were many economic reasons why the U.S joined this war, however, there was nothing significant that would require their involvement. The U.S was already keeping a close eye on the battle between the other two nations; waiting for a reason to intervene. When the explosion of the U.S.S Maine occurred, it gave America the political push they needed to get involved in this war.

After becoming dependent on other failing nations to acquire the essentials for our country to become adequate, Cuba is stuck leading a nation to continued suffering. How are we, the citizens of Cuba, supposed to willing let corrupt leaders take advantage of us? We demand the right to free speech without punishment. We deserve the right to a fair trial. We require our basic human rights to be met. We should not feel unsafe and suppressed in our homeland. We cannot continue to remained trapped on this island. We did not give up democracy during the Cuban Revolution to be oppressed by a communist government for half of a century (The Cuban Libre Story). Let the following evidence depict our grievances.

Ariel Castro was born in Puerto Rico on July 10th 1960. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio as a child to be closer to his extended family. Castro grew up in a Hispanic community in Cleveland and eventfully married and had four children. In 1992, Castro bought a house at 2207 Seymour Avenue. He intended to grow old in this house with his wife and children, but he was a violent man who abused his wife often and as a result, she left him in 1996 and took full custody of their four children. Figueroa, Castro wife, had suffered multiple injuries from his abuse, including broken ribs, and a blood clot in her brain. Her family recalled her being isolated from them, they were never allowed in the house, and she was not allowed out without him. Her lawyer

Ariel Castro was born in Puerto Rico on July 10, 1960. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in his young years where members of his extended family had already lived. In 1992, Castro bought a house at 2207 Seymour Avenue, he initially lived there with his wife and four children. Castro was very well known within his community. He was the bus driver of his community school. However, Castro was allegedly violent with his wife and she left him in 1996, taking custody of their children as well. It was also stated that Castro had mental issues from on the inside of his family perspective, but they could not describe what was really going on in Castro’s marriage. Some may believe that since Castro was always alone and did not pick back up in his romantic

Ariel Castro was born in Puerto Rico on July 10, 1960. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1992, Castro lived at 2207 Seymour Avenue with his significant other and children. It was to believe that Castro was well known within his community. He was the bus driver of his community school. Yet, Castro was allegedly violent with his wife and she filed for a divorce in 1996. It was also stated that Castro had psychological issues from on the inside of his family perspective, but they could not describe what was really going on in Castro’s marriage. Some may believe that since Castro was always alone and did not pick back up in his romantic life that this is what may have finally struck him into wanting to do such

Castro is an undeniably controversial figure in the United States. For decades the American media had portrayed him as a malevolent communist dictator. By doing the readings and watching the documentary I now know the main reason why America has vilified him, Fidel has managed to defy the United States and put an end to its imperialist expansion in Cuba. My thesis is that despite the United States being a superpower, Cuba undoubtedly managed to end US imperialist expansion and interference in Cuban affairs. Cuba has managed to govern itself as an egalitarian society.

After their respective revolutions, Mexico and Cuba were left with crumbling social, economic, and political structures in need of revamping. Land, labor, and social reforms, as well as political alliances with powerful countries were extremely influential in determining both the successes and failures in the post-revolutionary Mexico and Cuba. Many contextual differences influenced the approaches and outcomes of the regimes that arose following the revolutions. The following paragraphs will attempt to address the most important way that Mexico and Cuba managed to re-establish stability after their revolutions, compare the outcomes of the two revolutions, and evaluate which country was able to actualize its revolutionary goals while simultaneously

The Cuban Revolution was successful in toppling the corrupt Batista dictatorship and getting the Cosa Nostra (a major crime syndicate in Sicily) out of Cuba. The Cuban Revolution was and is not successful however, in making Cuba a free land and a good place to live for everyone. It benefited just the communist party leaders. At first the Cuban people thought they were fighting from freedom, and that they were trying to free themselves from Batista and the United States. However, what most of the cuban people didn 't know it was that it was all a lie. Nothing changed things got worse and worse and worse. Cuba remained the same as it did earlier with Batista; a poor country in debt whose livelihood depends on sugar production.

During the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. It was when two superpowers were close to causing a nuclear war. Its main origin was when the United States invaded Cuba, on April 10, 1961; which is also known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. After the invasion, previous Prime Minister; Fidel Castro of Cuba, was ‘paranoid’ because he felt like America was planning another attack. So in order to protect his nation, he sought military and economic help from the Soviet Union. Late president Nikita Khrushchev (from USSR), agreed to assist Castro and took immediate action. He installed missiles in Cuba, which the US thought was a threat to the security of their nation. In summary, I think that this was a defensive move by the Cubans.

Fidel Castro’s rise to power involves different factors but historians disagree concerning which one is directly responsible for Castro’s being in power. However, the factors leading to Castro’s rise to power are separated four ideas. Firstly, Batista’s government played a huge role along with the United States of America. Secondly, Cuba’s economic situation and thirdly the Cuban revolution (1953-1952) which revealed Fidel Castro as a revolutionary and war hero. Lastly, Castro’s ideology, even though historians tend to leave little place to this factor in his rise to power. In fact, ideology is often neglected and the focus is put on the Cuban revolution but arguably it is ideology which ignited the spark of the revolution and imposed Fidel

Fidel Castro, like many other political powerheads before and after him, has been a figure of both admiration and revulsion. In the minds of Latin Americans, he’s the grandfather of post-modern independence; in the minds of Cubans, he’s the father of modern Cuba; in the minds of American citizens, he’s an inhumane dictator. From his role in a Lenin-Marxist political moderate group during his early years of law school, to the intense years of guerrilla warfare he waged against the corrupt forces of Batista’s army, to the decisive moments of the Cold War and the Cuabn Missile Crisis when he was nationalizing Cuba into a socialist state, Castro has played both the role of the protagonist and antagonist in post-modern world history throughout his

Children attending school in Cuba start their day with a chant, “¡Seremo como el Che!”, meaning we will be like Che. To this day, revolutionary character is played upon as a central element to Cuba. Ideology, and popular support are the two central factors in any revolutionary government. Castro is no different in needing to establish both in order to gain power. Or is he? Communist ideology in Cuba is not a given truth to many historians, in this essay we will explore how Castro used ideology, and manipulated popular support in order to rise to power. While at times over-emphasized, guerrilla war, and the revolutionary spirit were part of the initial core of his attaining power.