Cuban Revolution
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check out this quiz on Cuba.
Mindmapping the Cuban Revolution
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Exams 2010
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Do the tasks below on Thursday, 20 November and finish them until Thursday, 27 November.
Task 1: Make either
a) a mindmap or
b) a flowchart / concept map
of the Cuban Revolution. Keep an eye on its consequences, especially the Cuban Missile Crisis and the economic development (get some help here) up to the present!
The best mindmap / flowchart / concept map will be put on the site.
Task 2: How successful is the Cuban Revolution? Could Cuba meet the goals mentioned in Castro's revolutionary manifesto(s)? Use the sources and links from the boxes on the right to discuss that question. Write at least one page!
Task 3: And now a question fit for paper 1!
With reference to its origin and purpose, assess the value and limitation of How I became a Communist for historians studying the Cuban Revolution.
No excuses anymore! On the right you can find a nice list of resources to study the history of the Cuban Revolution. If you just want to have the headlines see these beautiful revision notes:
Moncada Speech
1) What problems does Fidel Castro list in his speech? How does he want to solve these problems?
Why does he say at the end of his famous speech that history will absolve him?
2) Find out more about Cuban history and about Castro’s biography on the web (or from the documentary).
Put the speech into its historical context.
What happened to Castro after the Moncada trial?
3) When and how does the actual Cuban Revolution start?
Find out phases of the Cuban Revolution.
How and when does the Revolution end?
Castro Interview 16 March, 1959
4) Read the interview with Castro.
How do the mentioned problems of Cuba differ from those mentioned in the Moncada speech?
How does he want to solve those problems now?
Describe Castro’s attitude towards the USA at the time of the interview. Describe Castro’s attitude towards the USSR at the time of the interview.
What are the interviewer’s fears?
At what decisive point of the revolution does the interview take place?
5) Find out what is happening in the months after the interview. Does Castro put all his ideas into practice? Does he always speak the truth in the interview?
