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Birthdate
Fidel Castro Ruz was born in Biran, Cuba. He was the son of Lina Ruz González and Ángel Castro y Argiz (Goldston 17). -
World War II
World War II went on from 1939 to 1945. The axis powers of World War II were Germany, Japan, and Italy. The allied powers of the war were Britain, France, Canada, and the United States. -
Korean War
The Korean War went on from 1950 to 1953. The conflict was between North and South Korea over control of the peninsula. The United States and United Nations aided South Korea. A border along the 38th parallel was established. -
Castro's First Rebellion
Castro launches armed attack against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The attack on the Moncada barracks fails. Castro put up a decent fight (Byers 365). -
Castro's Exile
Castro is sentenced to fifteen years of exile. He was exiled for his attempted violent attack on the Moncada barracks. While exiled he trained a group of men in Mexico (Cox 24). -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam war started in 1955. The United States entered the Vietnam War on March 8, 1965. The War ended in 1975 and the United States withdrew from the conflict. -
Revolution
Castro and 82 other rebels land at Playa Las Coloradas in a boat named "Granma". The Cuban army easily outnumbered the rebels, but survivors took refuge in Sierra Maestra mountains and launch guerrilla war (Axelrod 47). -
Batista's Government Falls
In an overthrow of the government of Batista, his government collapses. Batista flees to the Dominican Republic. Castro becomes commander-in-chief and in July has complete control of the government. -
Castro and Russia
Fidel Castro makes an agreement with Russia. This improved relations with Russia which posed a great threat to the United States because Cuba is so close. Due to this the U.S. cuts economic ties with Cuba. -
Bay of Pigs
It was a CIA-backed invasion of Cuba. The Cuban exiles are defeated greatly. Castro had previous knowledge of the invasion and was prepared. -
Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall began in 1961 and was destroyed in 1990. The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was Constructed by the German Democratic Republic or East Germany and cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. -
Embargo
The United States put a full economic embargo on Cuba. This severed all economic ties and trade between the two countries. The embargo was finally lifted limited in 1977. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. It was the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. -
9/11
The September 11 attacks were a series terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. A group of terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center. -
Death
Fidel Castro died at the age of 90 in Havana, Cuba. The cause of death is undisclosed. There were mixed reactions to Castro's death, but many people were not saddened. -
JFK Assassination
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States from 1961-1963. He was riding in a convertible in Dallas and was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. Lyndon Johnson becomes president.
