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Golden Years
During the golden years about 125,000 Cubans left America. From the port of Mariel in a large float. And 10% Cubans left cuba. -
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Cuban Generals
During the Cuban Revolution over 200,000 cubans died. From 1899-1902 U.S military ran the country. Two of the generals U.S. Investment grew quickly in agriculture, banking, mining, transportation, and utilities. And by 1911 the U.S has reached about 200 million U.S dollars. -
Fidel and Raul
Batista's men learned the returning of the rebels and ambushed them. On the other hand Fidel and Raul made it to the wood central highland with only a handful of survivors from Mexico. -
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Gerardo Machado
Machado was one very strong president he had power, troops, and assassins. He was the second president of Cuba. And his first name is Gerardo. -
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Batista and the government
Between 1934 and 1959 Fulgencio Batista was the head of de facto the cuban government. He is most remembered as the dictator overthrown by castro force. In 1930 Batista was a regarded as a former.In 1944 Batista retired to the U.S. He retire at the age of 39 years. He was elected in 1940. -
Attack at Moncada barracks
On July 26 1953 made a move to win the war he needed weapons and fast. He selected Moncada barracks has his targets. 138 men attacked at dawn. The attack would make up for the lack of numbers of arms. -
July Movement
On May 1955 the Batista government bending to international pressure to free political prisoners. Fidel and Raul Castro head to Mexico to regroup and make plans for the next step of the revolution. They met with many disaffect Cuban exiles who joined the new “26th of July Movement.” -
Missile Crisis
On October 1962 cuba had a missile crisis. The nuclear weapons in Cuba where dismantled. After a enormous international tension brought a nuclear war. -
Public Trail
The castros and the survivors would be on public trail. A lawyer turned tables on Batista dictatorship by making trail about power grab. The argument was that as a loyal cuban he taken the arms against the dictatorship because it was civic duty. -
Castro getting close to killing Batista
As the July 26th movement gained its power on the mountains. The other groups took up some the fight as well. And castro carried out a hit and run attacks and got close to killing Batista.
