Tobon 1

Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
Castro, Fidel. "Castro Warns against Complacency." RELAYED FROM CAMP COLUMBIA, 9
Jan. 1959, RELAYED FROM CAMP COLUMBIA. Speech. This speech helps me
understand what the new leader Fidel Castro was warning against and what he thought
was right. He said that he didnt want people to think that everything was going to be ok.
Rather, he wanted them to know that everything is not over yet and things still need to be
done.
---. "May Day Celebration." Www.marxists.org,
www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1961/05/01.htm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2016.
This website shows the events that led up to "May Day", and what everyone knew about
the revolution from that point. This helps me understand the steps taken in the 2 years
since the revolution and the direction that the socialist nation was going in.
---. "The Nature of Cuban Socialism." Www.marxists.org,
www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1961/02/01.htm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2016.
This source shows the current stance that Castro had on ruling of his country and other
countries. He believed that dictators should be overturned and that everyone should be
one strong, independent nation. This helps me understand the mindset of Fidel Castro and
what led up to Cuba becoming socialist
---. "Public Opinion Campaign." Caracas, 27 Jan. 1959, Caracas. Speech.
---. "The Revolution Begins Now." Www.Marxists.org, 4 Jan. 1959,
www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1959/01/03.htm. Accessed 29 Sept. 2016.

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This website shows the steps taken during the Cuban revolution in order to gain the land
and control of Cuba. Castro wishes for cooperation and tells the people it will be over
very soon if everyone cooperates. This helps me understand what happened so that Castro
could gain complete power over Cuba.
The citizens of Cuba. "When the People Rule." Https://www.marxists.org, 21 Jan. 1959,
www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1959/01/21.htm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2016.
This speech given by a citizen of Cuba during the Revolution reveals that if the people
were to rule the land, the country would be in complete despair right now, and Castro is
what they needed to ensure that they are going back on track to being a great country.

"Fidel Castro and Che Guevera." trcs.wikispaces.com/fidel+castro. Accessed 31 Oct. 2016.

This photo helps me understand what Castro and Guevera were feeling after taking over
Cuba. They were proud and smiling after overtaking the dictator Batista. This helps me
know the mood of the conquerors after taking over Cuba.
Fidel Castro with Guerrillas.
This video helps me understand what was going on in Cuba during the time of the
revolution.
Figures in Cuban Rebellion. "Cuban Police, Troops Repulse Revolt against Batista Rule." Daily
News. This newspaper helped me understand what Fidel Castro did when he took over.
When he took over, he also kicked out a dictator named Batista, and that is why everyone
was happy when he took over.

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"The Institutionalization of the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s."
revista.drclas.harvard.edu/book/institutionalization-cuban-revolution-1960s. Accessed 1
Nov. 2016.
This shows the events in the streets of Cuba days after the revolution. This helps me
understand what went on after the revolution.
Kennedy, President John. "Fourth Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution." Www.marxists.org,
www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1963/01/02.htm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2016.
This article shows the stance of other's besides Castro on how the revolution is going.
President Kennedy believes that it is the opposite of what was promised, and he doesn't
like that. This helps me understand what really was happening in Cuba.

Secondary Sources
Biography.com Editors, editor. "Fidel Castro Biography." www.biography.com,
www.biography.com/people/fidel-castro-9241487#guerilla-war-against-batista. Accessed
29 Sept. 2016. This article helped me learn more information into Fidel Castros life. For
example, I was able to find out that before he took over Cuba, he was in jail.
Calder, Simon. "Cuba, Still Rolling along." Gale Research Database, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
p=GPS&sw=w&u=ftl94341&v=2.1&id=GALE
%7CA59448921&it=r&asid=eba18b41a2ef063f52c0949bbdfcafec. Accessed 27 Sept.
2016. This article helped me understand that even though Cuba just went through a
revolution, they are still thriving as a country. Fidel Castro has changed the country, and
for the better.

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Discovering Multicultural America: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans,
Native Americans. "The Revolution of Fidel Castro." Gale Research Database,
go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=ftl94341&v=2.1&id=GALE
%7CA148417949&it=r&asid=ab740b0ad1f65198620bc472ba140b6f. Accessed 27 Sept.
2016. This article shows the steps of the revolution. It starts with Fidel Castro being
released from prison and ends with him being leader of Cuba.
---. "The Revolution of Fidel Castro." Gale Research Database, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
p=GPS&sw=w&u=ftl94341&v=2.1&id=GALE
%7CEJ2116207095&it=r&asid=b4e8e1892a17185ab6db9ba9307ec6b5. Accessed 27
Sept. 2016. This article shows how Fidel Castro changed Cuba and how his revolution
led to only good things. His revolution removed the dictator and brought happiness to the
country again.
---. "U.S Relations with Latin America." Gale Research Database, 2009,
go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?
tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchTy
pe=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=11&docId=GALE
%7CEJ2116207549&docType=Topic+overview&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=
&prodId=GPS&contentSet=GALE
%7CEJ2116207549&searchId=R1&userGroupName=ftl94341&inPS=true. Accessed 29
Sept. 2016. This article shows the relationship between the U.S and Cuba. The
relationship was alright at first, and then decline to the point where they had a trade
blockage at a time.

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The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, editor. "Fidel Castro." Www.britannica.com,
www.britannica.com/biography/Fidel-Castro. Accessed 16 Oct. 2016.
This source shows the events leading up to the Cuban revolution, and the successful
Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro was able to use propaganda and take over Cuba, making
Batista, the dictator, flee the land, on January 1st, 1959. This helps me understand how
Cuba was taken over.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. "Fidel Ruz Castro." Gale Research Database,
go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?
tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchTy
pe=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=1&docId=GALE
%7CA148417949&docType=Biography&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=&prodI
d=GPS&contentSet=GALE
%7CA148417949&searchId=R1&userGroupName=ftl94341&inPS=true. Accessed 29
Sept. 2016. This article goes into the background of Fidel Castro. It gives information
such as his birthday and what he did before he took over Cuba. He was studying to be a
lawyer.
History.com editors. "Fidel Castro." www.History.com, www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fidelcastro. Accessed 13 Oct. 2016.
This shows how Castro gained control of Cuba. He sent men to go conquer the land for
him, and later came over and continued his reign as leader of Cuba. This helps me
understand how Castro gained control of Cuba and the events leading up to the
conquering of Cuba.

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Nguyen, Ngoc Bich. "Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution." Staff.esuhsd.org,
staff.esuhsd.org/balochie/studentprojects/cubanrevcastro/index.html. Accessed 31 Oct.
2016.
This website shows what Castro did after he took over in Cuba. He changed the economy
greatly and made Cuba a communist country. This helps me understand the changes in
society after Castro took over.
Sullivan, Mark P. "Cuba's political and economic situation." Gale Research Database,
go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?
tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchTy
pe=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=10&docId=GALE
%7CA267132046&docType=Report&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=&prodId=G
PS&contentSet=GALE
%7CA267132046&searchId=R2&userGroupName=ftl94341&inPS=true&authCount=1
&u=ftl94341. Accessed 29 Sept. 2016. As a result of the revolution, Cubas political and
economic situation changed. For example, they almost lost the U.S as a trading partner
after having bad relations with them. Also, more of the money was going to the
government now.