... Cuba's population is approx. 11,500,000 people. The Spanish literacy rate is 96%. Review of the strategic situation: Causes of the Conflict: The key event, which was the start of political unrest for Fidel Castro, began on 4 September 1933, when Sergeant Fulgencio Batista led a revolt with student revolutionaries. Fulgencio ... response to the action of Castro's band. The rebels had no organization in Santiago itself prior to the attack. At 0515 hrs 26 July 1953, with the town celebrating a carnival, 125 men and women launched an attack on the barracks. Half the forces lost their way in...

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• Grade Level: High School

... puppet government put in place by the U.S. headed by a corrupt General Fulgencio Batista. The overthrow of the June 1952 elections by Batista indirectly led to the Cuban Revolution. With this event the weakness in Cuba's political structure was revealed to the Fidel and he knew that someone must take political and physical action against the new government. The Cuban economy also ... involved in protests against Batistan polices. Castro was always plotting against Batista's government. Castro also gathered many weapons and prepared his supporters at the university campus in Havana. July...

• Word Count: 1932
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School