1. Cuba
... Cry of Yara). Using guerrilla warfare, the Cubans earned a few military victories, and the nationalist forces controlled half the island. However, the Spanish government was not about to lose its prize possession in the Caribbean. Royalist forces launched a "total war" of destruction, inflicting terrible losses throughout the island (Rudolph). This war is known as "The Ten Years War."" The inspiration and organizer of the War of Independence was José MartÃ. ... Exiles to invade Cuba (Morrison, 60). This is known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. Castro was in line with communist Soviet Un...
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