Castro - Important dates 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryCold War CastroAll LevelsAll boards Created by: Samuel AtkinsonCreated on: 10-06-15 11:10 When was Castro born? 13 August 1926 1 of 22 When was Cuba declared independent from Spanish rule? 1898 by the US and then 1902 2 of 22 What is the platt amendment? Gave the US the right to interfere in Cuban affairs where necessary 3 of 22 What did Castro's father do? Landowner and farmer of over 23,000 acres 4 of 22 What is Castro's father called? Angel Castro 5 of 22 What is the name of Castro's mother? Lina Ruz Gonzalez 6 of 22 How old was Castro when he demanded to go to school? 6 7 of 22 In what year, place and age did Castro start high school? 1942, 16, Havana 8 of 22 What was the name of the school? Belen Prepatory School 9 of 22 What did he achieve whilst at school? Excellent student, debater, and voted Cuba's best high school athlete in 1944 10 of 22 What was said of Castro on leaving? We do not doubt that he will fill the book of his life with brilliant pages 11 of 22 What date was the Moncada barracks attack July 26 1953 12 of 22 What did the attack signify? he commencement of Cuba's struggles and the publics intent to create an anti-colonialist democratic cuba 13 of 22 That is the quote on Moncada and who is it by? The combatants of Moncada did not reach their military objectives, but they did reach their revolutionary objectives" by Faustian Perez 14 of 22 What was his speach following his arrest? History will absolve me 15 of 22 What mountains did he wage a war from? The Sierra mountains 16 of 22 When did he start the warfare? December 2 1956 17 of 22 What date, and how many soldiers did Batista launch his offensive? 10,000 May 24 1958 18 of 22 What were Castro's government's 3 aims? Aguarian, education and health reform 19 of 22 When was the Bay of Pigs? April 17 1961 20 of 22 How many troops? 1500 21 of 22 Which US secretary of state complimented him with what statement? He's done some good things for his people." Colin Powell 22 of 22
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