Cuban Revolution

Causes

Consequences

Bastida dictaitorship in 1952

Spanish control over Cuba

Spread discontent on the tyranical government

Platt amendment 1900 - 1902

Castro attempts to overthrow Bastida in 1953

Battle of Havana in 1959 - Bastida flees

Improvement in the medical fields

Cubas Economy fails

Due to the dependence on the trading with the USSR

Social Policies

Mayority of citizens got a job

Late 1900's women suffrage

Homosexuals were perseuted

Educational and Heath services were free

Prostitution became a negative aspect of Cuba

Rehabilitation centers were established

Economy

First Agrarian Reform Law

June 2, 1959

Demanded land that was unused to be evenly ditsrtibuted among the working class

The government took over many companies

Cuban Missille Crisis

Literacy Campaign

The US dislikes Castros Regime

Planning to overthrow him

The USSR placed IBM's(Cuban Missile Crisis)

October 16 - October 28 -1962

Pros

Gave Cuba a certain amount of economic stability

Gave Cuba protection against the US

Cons

Created a greater tension between the US and Cuba

Cuba needs the US to handdle its economy

Created in order to stop the rising iliteracy rate

1961 considerd to be the year of education

Many schools were created

People became teachers