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The war started in 1953. The 2 combatants of this war were The United States of America and the Republic of Cuba. The war had taken place in Cuba
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July 26 1953:Castro launches armed struggle against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Attack on Moncada barracks fails. This marks the start of the revolution
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May 1955: Batista was confident. The period of uncertainty, Batista believed was over. Castro later goes to mexico to plot invasion on Cuba.
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1957:When they arrived in Cuba they quickly took over an army outpost on the coast. Their victory spurred others in the country. The others took their side.
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1958:The United States stopped sending aid to Cuba . The boycott is to stop the brutal fighting of the Cubans.This will cause them to stop fighting before all of them get hurt.
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November 1958:A Cuban plane flying out of Miami, FL, hijacked. Hijackers will use the plane for the castro troops. The plane is used to deliver weapons to the troops
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December 28 1958: Rebel attack led by Che Guevara. Attack results in the fall of Santa Clara. Military resistance ended by Batista troops
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Jan 1 1959: Batista flees to Dominican Republic. Batista flees as the rebels take power. Angry young cubans take over.
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February 1959:The rebel leader Fidel Castro became the Prime Minister. Elections were set up. The elections were held to elect different officials.
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April 1959:The people in America greeted Castro like a hero. Some were nervous around him becuase they heard he ws a communist. Late on they learn that they were right.
