Causes of the Cuban Revolution (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Definition of revolution
Definition of revolution
Fundamental change in how a country is governed
Year Cuba gained independence
Year Cuba gained independence
1902
Year Batista seized power through coup
Year Batista seized power through coup
1952
% of Cuba's main exports that were sugar in 1950s
% of Cuba's main exports that were sugar in 1950s
85%
Date of Moncada Barracks attack
Date of Moncada Barracks attack
26 July 1953
Number of men in Castro's Moncada attack
Number of men in Castro's Moncada attack
79 men
Title of Castro's famous defence speech
Title of Castro's famous defence speech
History Will Absolve Me
Year Batista rejected calls for free elections
Year Batista rejected calls for free elections
1955
US military interventions in Cuba, 1902-1925
US military interventions in Cuba, 1902-1925
Three times
Definition of regime
Definition of regime
A particular government or system of government