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    Fidel Castro delivered the Second Declaration of Havana in 1962 criticizing capitalism and US imperialism in Cuba. Castro opposed the dominance of US monopolies in Cuba's economy and society, arguing that the dominant capitalist classes could not be removed through legal means. This speech occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world closest to nuclear war. Castro's opposition to US influence in Cuba increased tensions between the two countries during the Cold War.

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    Fidel Castro delivered the Second Declaration of Havana in 1962 criticizing capitalism and US imperialism in Cuba. Castro opposed the dominance of US monopolies in Cuba's economy and society, arguing that the dominant capitalist classes could not be removed through legal means. This speech occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world closest to nuclear war. Castro's opposition to US influence in Cuba increased tensions between the two countries during the Cold War.

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    Fidel Castro delivered the Second Declaration of Havana in 1962 criticizing capitalism and US imperialism in Cuba. Castro opposed the dominance of US monopolies in Cuba's economy and society, arguing that the dominant capitalist classes could not be removed through legal means. This speech occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world closest to nuclear war. Castro's opposition to US influence in Cuba increased tensions between the two countries during the Cold War.

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    Cold War in Cuba: Cuban Missile Crisis

    CHQ: How did the global South influence the global North during the Cold War?
    Document A: Fidel Castro’s Second Declaration of Havana in 1962
    *Pauperized means to make poor or to impoverish*

    1. Who wrote the document?

    2. When was it written? What was going on during the Cold War at this time? Use specific
    examples from class.

    3. According to Castro’s point of view, did the United States trade fairly with Cuba?

    4. Using Castro’s Declaration as evidence, why do you think he opposed capitalism?

    Document B: Fidel Castro’s Second Declaration of Havana in 1962 Continued


    *Yankee monopolies is referring to US companies in Latin America (or Cuba
    specifically)*
    1. According to Castro, can the dominant classes (or imperial powers like the US in
    Cuba), be uprooted through legal means? Why or why not? Use specific textual
    evidence.

    2. What does Castro mean by “the duty of every revolutionary is to make revolution?”

    Document C: John F. Kennedy, The Lesson of Cuba, 1961

    1. Who wrote the document?

    2. When was it written? Was this before or after Castro’s Second Declaration of
    Havana Speech?

    3. By using the term “iron curtain,” Kennedy was implying that which nation from the
    global North was supporting Castro?

    4. Besides the American people, who else did Kennedy want to convince by his
    speech?
    Response to the CHQ: How did the global South influence the global North during the
    Cold War? (One Paragraph)

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