Continued Nick's Cuban Missile Crisis
October 14th, U-2 from the US took pictures of missile bases being built and missiles being transported in Cuba
US was going to attack Cuba but decided on a military quarantine of Cuba
If we attacked them they would react and we didn't want a war with them
Soviets disagrees with the demands, but secretly resolved the United Nations Secretary General Thant agreed with the Soviets that they would remove their missiles back to Soviet Union
Austin's Presentation
Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fidel went to law school at Uniersity of Havan in late1945
Full name-Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Fidel was interested in political culture at the University
Joined the anti american trip to Bogota, Columbia
Trip was paid by Juan Peron-Argentina's army colonial and president
After marriage in 1948 he began to have money problems
Fidel didn't want to find a job and people outside the family had to pay his bills
Marriage was being strained because he was involved with the revolution and political projects
1950, Fidel graduated with Doctor of Laws degree and began small parnership in Havana, but it didn'tlast long
Cuban Revolution started with an attack from General Fulgencio in Santiago, Cuba
Known as Moncada Barracks because Batista focused his attack there
After being captured during a skirmish Fidel wasn't executed
Fidel wanted to overthrow Batista and the other exciles because of the Moncada Barracks that was known as the 26th of July Movement
He needed new tactics to overthrow Batista
Planned underground guerilla tactics
Operation Verano, launched by Batista to get rid of Fidel and other anti-government groups
Fidel won the Battle of La Plata
January 8, 1959, Fidel's army went to Havana University
Weapons that were used in the revolt was from the US
20 out of 82 revolting people survived and retreated to Sierra Maestra Mountains
Fidel survived his execution after this
Fidel became leader of Cuba in January and people supported him
Fidel became Prime Minister of Cuba in February 16, 1959
His slogan-"Revolution no, election later"
Fidel's law professor, Jose Miro Cardona, went in exile to the US and became part of the Bay of Pigs Invasion later on
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