... time. Eva became increasingly popular as a radio actress and she used her popularity to make connections in the military and continue relationships with men in power. Eva's friendships with high-ranking military officials resulted in raises and small parts in movies. Although Eva was not a great actress she loved the ... and became a man to be feared in the government. Peron would jail union leaders who would not join him and used his position in power to bully those around him. In spite of his lack of tolerance for opposition, Peron became incredibly popular with his people and stood in ...

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The Cuban Revolution began in 1952. It all began when the army Sergeant Fulgencio Batista decided to seized power during the current presidential election. Sergeant Batista was eager to once again be president of Cuba. He had first been president during 1940-1944 and once again ran for president in 1952. Sergeant Batista ... came to his attention that he would definitely loose the election. Sergeant Batista and his followers took the situation into their own hands and made it their mission to seized power in Cuba before the elections. At this point the beginning of the Cuban revolution began...

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... missiles from Turkey. Later that day a U.S. U–2 reconnaissance aircraft flying over Cuba was shot down. "This suggested that neither Khrushchev nor Kennedy fully controlled their own military machines. The presidential aide and historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. described the October 1962 confrontation as the 'most dangerous moment in human history'" (NY Times). Kennedy and his consultants began preparation for ... regarded the avoidance of conflict over the missiles as his finest achievement. The Allied powers applauded his cool efficiency in averting a nuclear disaster, in res...

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