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History Will Absolve Me

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Fidel’s speech when he was on trial for raiding barracks

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Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin

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Professor of physiology, only one that voted not to give Batista honorary doctorate. He was elected president in 1944-48. After Batista

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Gerardo Machado Matos

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President of Cuba in 1925, rigs the next election. ousted by revolution of 1933

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Carlos Rafael Rodrigues

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sent to sierra mastres to talk to castro. an urban guerrilla, not part of the core. Proposes orthodox economic policy (physical/monitary incentive instead of moral incentive) Che’s enemy

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Year of Decisive Endeavor

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the ten million ton harvest, not a moral incentive but a physical incentive

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Let the Shame be Welcome

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the speech that castro gave after they failed to reach the 10 million harvest july 26 1970. Fidel took responsibility.

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Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar

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a sergeant in the army (job was court stenographer). Helped overthrow Machado in the 1930 coup de ta b4 gov. turned over to student directory and put San martin in power. ruled 1940-44 1952-1958/9

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Jose Antonio Echevarria

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Tried to kill Batista, is head of the student directory. Discussed by Castro(you can be a revolutionary and a believer at the same time)

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Carlos Prio Socarras

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President of Cuba 1948-1952.(while batista was in Miami)

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Rectification Program

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Cuban Missle Crisis

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Russia put arms on Cuba’s soil and aimed it at the US. US policy makers were surprised because the Russians had never taken weapons and put them on foreign soil. 90% of US fell within striking range

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Tiempo Muerto

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8 month period where you can’t harvest

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Directorio Estudiantil

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he Student Directory, (Jose Eehevarria was the head at one point). Led students int he fight against batista. They organized students at he universities in Cuba.

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Agrarian Reform Law

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May 17 1959:promogated by Castro: breaks up large landholding and redistributes the holding to cooperatives. No foreign ownership of agricultural lands

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Herbert Mathews

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NY times reporter met with Castro in the mountains and wrote about the revolution

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Revolution of 1933

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Machado was overthrown. The student directory brought about the revolution. The young intellectuals that did this were called “ generation of 1933”: decided Grau would be Pres.

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Charles Magoon

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an American that was president of Cuba. (occupational governor). attempts to rig elections so the US can get who they want to win

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Ernesto “Che” Guevera

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Meets Castro in Mexico City and joins his cause. He’s from argentina ( a physician).wanted guerrilla movements all across L.A. after the cuban revolution was successful.

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Valeriano Weyler

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General that Spain sent to end the 1895 rebellion. “ the butcher” because of his treatment of the rebels

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Eddie Chibas

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The radio announcer that shoots himself while on live radio. doesn’t die till days later. Ran for president and lost. belongs to orthodox party that broke with the authentic party.

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Manuel Urrutia

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lawyer and liberal that campaigned against Machado.

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Bay of Pigs

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Failed invasion of Cuban exiles that were trained by CIA in Guatemala. Planned under Eisenhower and executed under Kennedy. K. chose to hide US involvement by restricting support to the exiles.

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Elian Gonzalez

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young boy who fled Cuba, the boat sank and he was found on the beach.

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Phillip Bonsel

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American Ambassador to Cuba from 1959-1961

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Sumner Wells

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FDR’s representative to Cuba, and helped bring about the overthrow of Grau. Equated to Henry Lane Wilson in Mexico

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Jose Mito Cordona

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fought in three man revolution. communist have too much influence on castro.

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Heberto Padilla

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a writer/supporter of the revolution. in 1971 he is arrested and put on trial as a trainer to the revolution. criticizes castro for their never being an election.

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Jacobo Arbenz

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President of Guatemala, was taken out by the CIA. inspired Che to become a revolutionary.

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Richard Bissell

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Created Bay of Pigs to overthrow Castro regime. Eisenhower and Kennedy both approve the plan.

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Nunez Jiminez

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Cuban revolutionary that worked with Che on land reform. (put in charge of agency in charge of land reform) Known communist.

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Huberto Matos

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political ally of Fidel, criticized him for lack of elections. He was in the air force before the revolution. After revolution he was inc charge of air force and felt the Communist had too much power over castro

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Zafra

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3 month harvest period

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Paladares

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privately owned enterprises in the reopening of Cuba

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Llega y Pon

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come and settle. communities that were called slums: where workers go during the tiempo muerto.

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Jose Marti

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involved in the 10 year war of 1868-78. calling for cuban independence of spain. killed in 1895. Revolutionaries in the caribbean looked to him.

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Paredon

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assume position against the wall because you will get shot. executed

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Ley Fuga

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he right to punish rebels/terrorists

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Bateyes

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modest urban settlements owned by Mills.(for the workers during he off season)

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Frank Pais

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Cuban revolutionary against Batista. one of the leaders of the urban guerrilla movement workmen directly with Castro. Son of Protestant Minister

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Centrales

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means the sugar mill. The sugar mill and the company owned land with it.

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New Man

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Che’s ideal vision of workers. they only need moral incentives.they will work selflessly.

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Pistoleros

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unman. part of the ABC ( a secret organization that opposed Batista, planned the cemetery bombing , assassinated the president of the senate). ABC is a subset of the Student Directory

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4 goals of the revolution

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  1. improve nutrition
  2. give housing
  3. healthcare
  4. get rid of illiteracy
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4 trends that emerge in 1960

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  1. nationalization of the economy
  2. move towards the soviet bloc
  3. establishment of authoritarian regime
  4. egalitarian socioeconomic policy

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