Establishment of Power Flashcards
People that had been in _____ government were ______.
Batista’s
imprisoned
Batista’s military personnel were…
imprisoned
Provisional government set up in _____ included many ____
January 1959
liberals
Provisional government was led by a ____, President ______ and Prime Minister _____. Castro was head of the _____.
moderate
Manuel Urrutia
Jose Miro Cardona
armed forces
_____ and _____ held by Batista’s supporters was _____
Land
property
confiscated
Batista’s associates were quickly _____; they were then _____ or given _______.
put on trial
executed
long jail terms
Castro used ________ to maintain his _____ and to maintain ______ that he was the ______.
radio broadcast
high profile
public perception
‘real’ leader
______ resigned after ______ and Castro took over as ________.
Cardona
6 weeks
prime minister
In ___ different revolutionary organisations:
________, the ___ and a ________ were merged into the _________________.
1961 26th July movement PSP revolutionary student organization Integrated Revolutionary Organization [ORI].
Used ____ of threat posed by __ to rally _______ behind his regime.
fear
US
nationalist support
President ____ resigned in _______ due to Castro’s __________ and his opposition to the __________ in the provisional government (the ___).
Urrutia July 1959 failure to hold elections increasing influence of communists PSP
As ______ influence and Castro’s _______ increased, opposition even from within the ______ grew.
communist
political control
26th July movement
_______ resigned as a ______ when there was no date set for _____, despite _____ attempts to persuade him not to. Matos was subsequently _____, put on trial for ______ and served ______ in prison
Huber Matos military chief elections Castro’s arrested treason 20 years
Castro implemented _____ which garnered ______ for his leadership
reforms
popular support
In ___ this party was renamed the ______ of the ________ of Cuba. This party was later renamed, the _________, in ___. No other ______ were _____ to run in elections.
1962 United Party Socialist Revolution Cuban Communist Party 1965 political parties permitted
