Fever Model: Cuban Revolution

Fever model:Cuban Revolution

Phoebe Hanscom, Skylar Hill

Castro delivers the knockout punch

As Castro's movement gained strength, other rebel groups began to join. Castro's final move was to divided his force into 2 small armies and send them into the plains with the rebels following them. They captured towns and villages along the way. They defeated forces much larger than them, gaining access to military weapons. Batista and his inner circle eventually realized Castro's victory was inevitable, and took what loot they could and fled.

Castro becomes a National Hero

When Fidel Castro was sentenced to prison, this became national news. When Castro defended himself in court, he recited a beautifully written speech that gained attention, and helped convince people to join the rebels. He then fled to Mexico, thinking Batista was going to try and kill him, and left the campaign in the hands of Frank Pais.

The First Attack

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In 1953, Castro led 119 rebels to attack the Moncada army barracks. The attack failed miserably when the rebel's driver took the wrong turn and blew their cover. The rebels were very outnumbered and 64 of them, were captured, brutally tortured, and then killed. Fidel and some others escaped, but then were found a few days later. Instead of executing Fidel, the lieutenant who found him brought Castro to prison, ultimately saving Castro's life.

Fidel Castro sets up Communist Cuba

Crisis Stage

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The Castro brothers worked together to rid the government of the Batista regime. It was not until Fidel Castro gained control of Cuba when he reviled himself as a communist, and established Cuba as a communist country. Cubans disagree about the revolution, some loathe Castro and have fled the country, while some love Fidel and the revolution.

Background

Symptomatic Stage

In 1934, after an army officers coup, Fulgencio Batista was elected president of Cuba. During this time, Batista attempted to establish a democratic government. He stepped down after the 1944 election, when President Ramon Grau San Martin took power. When Martin was in power, the government was corrupt and inefficient.

The Revolution

Corruption in Cuba

Convalescence

The United States

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In Mexico city, Fidel Castro and the rebels plotted and planned their attack to overthrow Batista. They endured an extremely hard journey back to Cuba, but eventually made it and regrouped in the highlands. There they collected weapons and staged guerillas attacks against the military. Using the highlands to their advantage, their force remained strong and Batista could not root them out.

After stepping down from being president, Batista discovered an easy way of earning money. He made a deal with the American Mafia, allowing them to do what ever they liked in Cuba, in exchange for a portion of their gambling profits. He attempted to run for president, but when it looked like he would end up loosing, he staged a military coup 3 weeks before the election, and established himself dictator.

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After Castro came into power, tension was high between communist Cuba and the United states. Events would be triggered such as the Cuban missile crisis, and the bay of pigs. Now, however, the trade embargo has been lifted by Barack Obama, and Americans are able to travel to Cuba.

Incubation

Stage

The Revolutionary Spark is Lit

Analysis

Some Cubans decided to take action, and in 1952, after Batista's coup, a revolutionary circle formed in Havana. The circle was run by Fidel Castro, a lawyer and gifted public speaker. Fidel was assisted by his brother, Raul Castro. Castro believed that the only way to free Cuba from Batista was by using force.

If I lived in this country during this time, I think that I would have participated in the revolution. During this time Cuba was full of American mafia-related activity and I wouldn't want to live in a country like that. Risking my life to possibly help change the country would be worth it, because if I didn't participate, I'd have to live somewhere were I was unhappy for the rest of my life. I wouldn't want to live somewhere that had that much corruption in the government, and so I'd participate in the revolution in hope that it would help change the country.

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Batista's affect on Cubans

Bibliography

The Cuban people were unhappy with the way that Batista was now running the government. They were happy with their previous democracy, flawed as it may have been. Also, the gambling and other activities run by the mafia seemed to have been benefiting everyone (Americans and Batista) except for the Cuban people.

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