Republic of Cuba
      (1940's to the 1950's)

World View

Ernesto Che Guevara

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Che was a foreigner who came with the Castro Brothers on the yacht called "granma" to fight against the Batista dictatorship. 

One of the most influential people of the Revolution. He was very brave and had great leadership qualities. With Castro, uses guerrilla warfare to take over the Batista dictatorship. After the Revolution, became only second to Castro in the government.

Che - an Argentinian expression for buddy



The Bay of Pigs Invasion

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1959 - Prime Minister Fidel Castro comes to the U.S to speak with President Eisenhowever, but is denied and only allowed to speak with Vice President Nixon. This meeting proves that Castro is against democracy.
CIA plans to assassinate Castro within a year, but Castro does not know. 
U.S damages the Cuban economy by sending military aircraft to bomb sugar companies of Cuba. 
1960 - The Soviet Union side with Castro and signs an agreement to purchase sugar from Cuba.
On 1961, the United States land at the Bay of Pigs on the southern coast of Cuba.
Goal was to invade Cuba and fight against Fidel Castro's government.
Fidel Castro and his army knew that the U.S was going to invade and had troops at the Bay of Pigs before the invasion.
This entire invasion was kept a secret mission and hidden from the people of the U.S.