Cuba/ Castro

Cuba/ Castro

Cuba: Under Castro’s Vicious Rule, Standing On Their Culture
The first thing you may think of when you hear “Cuba” is an extremely communistic government and associated with that, Fidel Castro. Despite its government, Cuba is a complex and diverse place. The beauty of Cuba and its culture, as a whole, is fascinating. The culture of Cuba is notorious for music and food. Music is an important aspect of the Cuban culture. Cuba is very relaxed and social-oriented. The Cuban culture is full of music, food, and dancing. While the Cuban people have faced many hardships with Castro, their wonderful culture is firm and will not be changed.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Cuba in 1926. Castro’s family was amongst the very few wealthy families in Cuba. Being that his family was wealthy, Castro was able to attend private schools. Castro was very mentally gifted. Castro began his college career at the University of Havana; it was there he found his primary interest. As he aged, he grew interested in social justice, and began engaging himself in multiple”overthrow” missions. In 1953, Fidel Castro made his first attempt to overthrow Cuba’s leader Batista and in failing to do so, he was sentenced to prison and was released in 1955. One year after his release, Castro was still determined to subjugate Batista. With the use of guerilla warfare, Batista’s government fell and Batista fled from Cuba. His outcome was successful. As prime minister, Castro and his men developed relations with the Soviet Union. The relations they had developed eventually lead to the “Cuban Missile Crisis”. Castro reigned as prime minister until 1976, when he then became president of Cuba. Castro wanted to put a stop to economic dominance from the U.S. Many people began to realize that Castro was very communistic, but he continued to deny the fact. Later in the first year of his reign, Castro signed the First Agragrian Reform Law. This law limited the amount of land ownership and forbid...

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