A Comparison of Julius Caesar and Fidel Castro, Two Dictators
I am going to compare two great leaders. One from this century, and one from the reign of Caesar. It is interesting to see how throughout history that all the great dictators thought alike. Though they might differ in details all of them basically followed the same pattern. And I think that is the case with Caesar and Fidel. One of the main similarities between Caesar and Fidel is their early life. Both leaders came from middle class families. Each…...
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The Life and Presidency of Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro Ruz was born on May 13, 1927, on his family's sugar plantation near Biran, Oriente province, Cuba. His father, originally an immigrant laborer from Galicia, Spain, became owner of a 23,000-acre plantation. As a boy, Castro worked in the family's sugar cane fields and, at 6 years old, convinced his parents to send him to school. He attended two Jesuit institutions, the Colegio Lasalle and the Colegio Dolores, both in Santiago. In 1942 he entered the Colegio Belen,…...
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The Influence of Fidel Castro in Cuba
Almost every nation has been through an event or taken an action that has injured its international image and prestige, an event in which it was universally and domestically embarrassed. For America, this was the Bay of Pigs. Theodore Draper called it, " One of the most rare events in history- a perfect failure". Even president John F. Kennedy described it as "The worst experience of my life". Few other military actions taken by the United States were as disastrously…...
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The Impact of Fidel Castro on the Society and International Position of Cuba
Fidel Castro took a small satellite nation of the United States of America and turned it into one of the most successful communist states in the world. His policies and charisma have caused him to be one of the most beloved communist leaders in the world. Castro created a Communist nation that, while European communists were failing and falling victim to corruption and Asian communists were starving and oppressed, it was still going strong. His personal strengths turned schemes that…...
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A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Role of Fidel Castro in the Sixties
This is probably the closest mankind has ever gotten to extinction. This was a time when tensions were at its highest. For the first time in the history of the world, man could've made the earth look like an apple eaten down to the core. Of course, I am talking about the one and only Cuban Missile Crisis. The U.S. was kicking the Soviet Union's butt in the arms race. The Soviet Union's missiles were only powerful enough to be…...
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United States’ Presence in Cuba During Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution
U.S. and Cuban relations have had a very interesting history. Some times have been better than others but ultimately relations between the two nations have not been good. Historically the U.S. has had a dominant presence on the island and made their political and economic presence known very early. Authors Rabe and Lipman show two different yet similar aspects of the presence and views the U.S. had in Cuba during and before the Cuban Revolution lead by Fidel Castro. In…...
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