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Agenda. 1. Do Now 2. Notes 3 . Reading on Cuban Revolution 4. Video 5 . TTL. Table of Contents . Demographics of Latin America 9.25 Encomiendas 9.26 3. Gender Roles 9.27 4. African Slavery 9.28 5. Slave Life 10.1 6. Haitian Revolution 10.2

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  1. Agenda 1. Do Now 2. Notes 3. Reading on Cuban Revolution 4. Video 5. TTL

  2. Table of Contents • Demographics of Latin America 9.25 • Encomiendas 9.26 3. Gender Roles 9.27 4. African Slavery 9.28 5. Slave Life 10.1 6. Haitian Revolution 10.2 7. Brazilian and Mexican Independence 10.3 8. Simon Bolivar 10.9 9. Latifundios 10.10 10. Populism 10.11 11. Liberalism in Sao Paulo 10.15 12. Mexican-American War 10.24 13. Federalism 10.25 14. Spanish-American War 10.31 15. Cuban Revolution 11.05

  3. “At the beginning of 1959, United States companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands—almost all the cattle ranches—90 percent of the mines- 80 percent of the utilities—practically all the oil industry—and supplied two-thirds of Cuba's imports.” - John F. Kennedy

  4. Fulgencio Batista • Cuban military general  “president” of Cuba from 1952-59. • suspended the constitution, freedom of press • profited from selling sugar w/ American Mafia • Used secret police to kill enemies • Heavily supported by United States: - anti-socialist - Supported US businesses/corporations

  5. Fidel Castro / Che Guevara • Fidel Castro: Cuban • Che Guevara: Argentinian Beliefs: Fidel  populist upset with corruption in Batista’s regime Che  radical socialist, wants global socialist revolution

  6. Socialism • aka Marxism / Communism • agrarian land reform: • plantations run by wealthy creole landowners seized and redistributed to lower-class Cubans • nationalization: • all foreign businesses are expelled (except Soviet Union) • the Cuban gov’t owns all industries

  7. Classwork • Divide up the reading (A, B, and C) with your partner and answer the questions in your notebook. Share out and write down each others’ answers. • This will be checked off tomorrow at the beginning of class for your CW grade today.

  8. Independent Work Expectations 1. It does not need to be silent, but it needs to remain ON-TASK. 2. If you are off-task, you will receive a reminder, and then you will begin earning demerits. 3. Each demerit you earn is also subtracted from your classwork grade (minus 1 point).

  9. Homework(Due Tuesday, November 6th, 2012) • Finish the terms review sheet assigned on Friday. • Finish the classwork reading (all questions should be answered in your notebook- to be checked off tomorrow) • Make sure your video answers are complete (to be checked off tomorrow)

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