Cuban Revol. Outline

Daniel Lucatero
Guerrero
Humanities 4/5
February 26, 2009

I. Thesis: The Cuban Revolution wasn’t just a simple coup d’état, but also a very potent revolution, which threatened any counterrevolutionary’s life’s, and used propaganda to promote what was known in Cuba as, “ La Revolucion”.

II. Original Take Over:
a. Fidel Castro plan to change Cuba into a communist govt.
i. Using Propaganda
ii. Taking Batista Out of the Picture

III. After Take Over:
a. Without Govt.
i. Communism
1. Fairer future
2. Same Opportunities

IV. Change The Way People Dress
a. Fidel’s uniform influenced a lot of people.
i. Kids turned it into a group of Revolutionary’s in school Pioneers
ii. Pioneer (settler), somebody who goes into previously uncharted or unclaimed territory with the purpose of exploring it and possibly colonizing or settling it. Pioneers suffer hardships. They often form the societal structure for those who follow.
iii. They were following Fidel Castro

V. Counterrevolutionary People executed
a. Threatened
b. Imprisoned
c. Simply Executed

VI. Conclusion- The Revolution took more than just a couple battles but also a extreme force of deception and propaganda.