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Population: 170,000,000
Languages: Portuguese
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Main Cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte
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1-Fidel Castro. Castro and a group of 82 men launched an attack on the north coast of Oriente province on December 2, 1956. The attempt met defeat; only 12 of the original attackers survived. Nevertheless, the 12 retreated to the Sierra Maestra mountains and from their mountain stronghold waged continuous guerrilla warfare against the Batista government. His movement grew to 800 men, and scored victory after victory. A defeated Batista fled the country on New Year's Day 1959, and Castro's force made a victorious entry into Havana.
The United States recognized the new government on January 7, 1959. Castro assumed the position of premier in February. Soon, however, friction occurred between Castro and the United States when the new Cuban government began expropriating American-owned properties for inadequate compensation. In February 1960, Cuba became friendly with the USSR, and made an agreement to buy Russian oil. After Cuba had seized nearly all U.S.-owned properties in Cuba and made further agreements with other communist governments, the United States broke diplomatic relations with the Castro government.
Cuba and the United States were brought into confrontation on two occasions soon after Castro had taken power. The United States made an unsuccessful attempt to destabilize the Castro government. On April 17, 1961, a force of 1,300 Cuban exiles, supported by the CIA, made an unsuccessful attempt to invade Cuba at a southern coastal area called the Bay of Pigs. The assumption was that the invasion would inspire the Cuban population to rise up and overthrow Castro.
It was a U.S. miscalculation; the Cuban population supported him. In October, 1962 the so-called Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when the U.S. government discovered the Soviet Union was setting up long-range ballistic missiles in Cuba. These were perceived by the United States as a threat. President Kennedy instituted a naval blockade of Cuba that lasted until Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles. Thereafter, U.S.-Cuban relations remained mutually hostile.
2-Evita Peron. Her life is the topic of the
movie (Evita) that starred Madonna)
On December 9 Juan Peron and Eva were
married. It was a very small marriage. Then, Juan Peron started his campaign
for president of Argentina. The poor loved him! He had already helped them with higher
wages, and he told them, he would help them even more. Election day was
February 24, but they didn't start counting the votes until March 6. On March 28,
Peron had won!
Eva was a different first lady. She told everyone to call her Evita, since nicknames in Argentina showed very close friends. She was also into woman's rights. Evita organized the woman's branch to the Peronista party. Evita did another thing that was great. She made the Eva Peron Foundation where people could come and get help with housing, clothing, and money. She made a lot of orphanages for children. She was always trying to help the poor. She cared for them. The names of most of her followers were the descamisados or shirtless ones. They always cheered for her and loved her.
One time, Evita went on a trip around Europe, she had a great time in Spain, but France, Great Britain, and Italy did not treat her as well, because a lot of people didn't like her politics.
In 1951 . Evita wanted to be vice-president. Her descamisados agreed she would do well,but the military wouldn't have it! They didn't want a woman to be vice president. It would be too embarrassing. So Evita did not get to become vice president.
On July 26,1952, Evita died of cancer. It was a very sad time for Argentina.
Evita Peron was a woman who helped the poor in Argentina to a better life
Pancho Villa. After Moctezuma and Benito Juarez, Pancho Villa is considered the most widely known Mexican throughout the world. He is seen as a Robin Hood, bandit, killer, womanizer, and since 1812, the only foreigner to have invaded, attacked, and killed Americans inside our borders. Pancho Villa began his new life as a thief, robbing wealthy miners and many others. His hold-ups would reap hundred of thousands of pesos for himself, his gang members and his mother. He once gave an old man money to start a tailor shop. He said he was returning to the poor, money the rich had taken from them. All of his robbing did not go unnoticed by the authorities. The police were constantly chasing Villa. He had several shootouts with them and killed many officers and civilians chasing him. Villa admitted later, he had to sometimes kill those who had betrayed him. He was 16 years old during this time period. Pancho Villa was quickly seen as a guerrilla fighter and shortly into the war would become one of the most important military leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He was the first revolutionary leader to defeat regular government soldiers. Villa's contingent soon numbered nearly 500 as his men won continual battles. By 1913 Villa led a revolutionary force numbering about 3,000. They are known as the División del Norte. They were known for their strong cavalry charges. Villa had now begun successfully attacking at night. This seriously damaged the morale of the federal troops. Villa financed his army by stealing cattle herds in northern Mexico and selling them north of the border, where he found plenty of American businessmen willing to sell him guns and bullets. Faced with a sluggish economy, he issued his own money; if merchants refused to take it, they risked being shot. Villa became a sort of folk hero in the U.S. Even Hollywood filmmakers and U.S. newspaper photographers flocked to Northern Mexico to record his battles--many of which were staged for the cameras. Pancho had made history; his was only the second foreign military attack on American soil since the British in the War of 1812. History says that Villa's reasoning to attack Columbus was that it would provoke an American invasion into Mexico. This would create a backlash against Carranza and his friendly ties to the U.S. Therefore; Villa would be ready in the wings to become the new Mexican national leader. The day following the attack on Columbus, President Wilson announced he was sending General John J. Pershing and 5,000 soldiers to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa.
1-Fidel Castro |
2-Evita Peron |
3-Pancho Villa |
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