Cuban Revolution - Cold War DOCUMENTARY

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    Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959, as we see how the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro managed to defeat the US supported dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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  • @TheColdWarTV
    @TheColdWarTV  Před rokem +23

    Go to squarespace.com/thecoldwar to get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain!

    • @mikeyorkav4039
      @mikeyorkav4039 Před rokem

      Should do a followup video on operation northwoods

    • @MsDboyy
      @MsDboyy Před rokem

      This is a really interesting video about Cuba and I was actually waiting for this one 🇨🇺☯️ I’m looking forward to part 2 ✅

    • @TheJamieRamone
      @TheJamieRamone Před rokem +1

      Verano means summer, not spring.

    • @anhphamthe450
      @anhphamthe450 Před rokem

      What is that music at the end of your videos?

    • @Neversa
      @Neversa Před rokem

      Bro there's a mistake - REVOUTION in the video thumbnail

  • @ha-meemfirozezaman1417
    @ha-meemfirozezaman1417 Před rokem +414

    Fun fact: Before the revolution, Cuba was so close to USA that, when Castro gained power after deposing Batista, it initially attracted little attention in Moscow. Soviet planners, resigned to US dominance over the Western Hemisphere, were unprepared for the possibility of a future ally in the region. According to later testimonies from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, neither the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee nor KGB intelligence had any idea who Castro was or what he was fighting for. Khrushchev advised them to consult Cuban communists, who reported that Castro was a representative of the "haute bourgeoisie" and working for the Central Intelligence Agency. It was not until Khrushchev's deputy Anastas Mikoyan's trip to Cuba in February 1960 & the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion the Soviets were convinced that Castro was a communist.

  • @unr74
    @unr74 Před rokem +132

    I’m surprised there was only a brief, oblique reference to casinos . Gambling interests, read organized crime, exerted considerable influence in Cuban politics throughout the ‘40s and ‘’50s. Hell, everyone from Carlos Marcello to Jack Ruby was running around down there.
    But, and there’s always a but, the loss of Cuba spurred the meteoric growth of Las Vegas.

    • @runeodin7237
      @runeodin7237 Před rokem +10

      If you watch the earlier parts of this series, there is a lot of mentioning of the gambling and prostitution during the Batista regime (and before).

  • @restitutororbis1
    @restitutororbis1 Před rokem +136

    Great Video, guys. I have, however, a couple of comments about certain aspects related to the Spanish language (I'm a native speaker):
    1) The word 'verano' means 'summer', not 'spring'.
    2) The 'g' in the name 'Fulgencio' is a voiceless velar fricative. It's pronounced approximately like the 'h' in 'have' or like the 'ch' in the Scottish pronounciation of the word 'loch'. The same with the name 'Eulogio'.
    3) The 'u' in the name 'Guevara' is silent. It's used in this case to change the pronounciation of the 'g': instead of the Scottish 'loch', it is something similar to the English word 'get'.
    4) The stress in the name 'Urrutia' is on the the syllable 'rru' instead of 'tia'.
    5) The surname 'Guiterrez' is not correctly spelt. It is actually 'Gutiérrez'.
    I know, Spanish spelling can be a little bit tricky. 😜

    • @thearousedeunuch
      @thearousedeunuch Před rokem +6

      Great comment.

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před rokem +6

      During the Cold War, my Mother made sure that I didn't take Spanish as a foreign language in junior high school and high school. My Mother said, "No child of mine will learn Spanish!!" Back then, the Spanish were the lowest nationality in Western Europe. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @counterfan90
      @counterfan90 Před rokem +4

      @@John77Doe werent they fascists?

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před rokem +6

      @@counterfan90 Correct. That held back the Spanish economy. Saturday Night Live used to do a comedy news sketch in the 1970's that Generalissimo Franco of Spain was still clinging to life. The guy lived forever ruling over Spain from 1939 to 1975.
      😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

    • @owenlindkvist5355
      @owenlindkvist5355 Před rokem

      Something tells me your pronunciation of English is worse.

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle Před rokem +205

    Amazing to see this channel going strong with quality content. The Cold War was never much of interest to me, but this channel showed me so many interesting details that I keep coming back at it. Thanks and keep up the great work!

    • @PakBallandSami
      @PakBallandSami Před rokem +5

      Hello there

    • @BTScriviner
      @BTScriviner Před rokem +5

      Agreed. I read primarily medieval and Renaissance history, but this channel has whetted my interest in this period.

    • @NandiCollector
      @NandiCollector Před rokem +2

      *My favorite channel to watch about the Cold War period.*

    • @Kevc00
      @Kevc00 Před rokem +4

      Future collab maybe?

    • @TheColdWarTV
      @TheColdWarTV  Před rokem +24

      Thank you for the kind words, Stefan! I really enjoyed your video today, keep up the amazing work!

  • @JTA1961
    @JTA1961 Před rokem +20

    The hat, beard & cigar was easily recognized for years. Talk about branding

    • @marks_sparks1
      @marks_sparks1 Před rokem

      CIA famously considered poisoning him so as to make his beard fall out (among other barmy ideas in addition to assassination)

    • @douglassauvageau7262
      @douglassauvageau7262 Před měsícem

      In April, 1959 - Castro was greeted by 100,000 youngsters in Queens, New York wearing the green-hat / beard costume marketed by Hasbro Toys. Hasbro later marketed 'mop-top' wigs to capitalize on the 'Beatles' craze.

  • @aasemahsan
    @aasemahsan Před rokem +94

    1:47 Fulgencio Batista takes power following coup
    2:52 Fidel Castro's early protests
    5:17 Failed coup & it's aftermaths
    Fidel, Raul & many other rebels imprisoned (given amnesty after 23 months)
    8:09 *26th of July movement*
    Castros flee to Mexico (Che Guevara joined the movement here)
    9:11 Castro's ideologies
    11:13 Gruelling voyage of the rebels from Mexico to Cuba
    Pais's ebellion crushed in Cuba
    15:33 American reaction
    16:54 *Sierra Maestra Manifesto*
    19:34*Operation Verano*
    Kidnapping of foreign civilians
    23:35 Castro continues his attacks
    Batista cedes power & gives it to General Cantillo
    26:23 Castro takes Santiago & Guevara takes Havana
    Urrutia given presidency (nominal)
    27:24 Measures taken by Castro
    Oppression of Batista supporters
    Guevara given power
    Castro becomes Prime Minister
    Castro's 11 day trip to the US
    30:20 Further reforms
    Decreasing salary of high officials
    Increasing salary of lower officials
    Decreasing bills of electricity, gas etc.
    *Agrarian reforms*
    31:43 Dissents in Cuba & Castro's subsequent resignation (rejoined swiftly)
    Urrutia's resignation after public protests
    34:21 Oppression of media & opponents
    Formation of Cuban Communist Party
    35:21 Exodus of many Cubans
    Anti-Castro groups
    Strain in relationship with America
    37:24 Cuba-Soviet alignment & end of diplomatic relations with the US

    • @jasonoconner7863
      @jasonoconner7863 Před rokem +2

      Great work! Thank you.

    • @aserebun7365
      @aserebun7365 Před rokem +3

      The comment we need

    • @orlandoalvarez81
      @orlandoalvarez81 Před rokem

      You are missing that, from day one, of the so-called Cuban revolution the Batista dictatorship, which kept Cuba and cubans enjoying a prosperous way of life until 1959, was replaced by what is known and suffered all cubans the Castro dictatorship, which has DESTROYED my, once prosperous, country. You are reproducing in English the history used and manipulated mainly by the magazine Bohemia, to wash the real horrors that Castro and his minions put in place to destroy the island and democracy in the name of Communism.

    • @Bobrosky1989
      @Bobrosky1989 Před rokem

      I’d suggest you to do more RESEARCH! Have you spoke to political refugees in Miami ?

    • @mr.goldfish1530
      @mr.goldfish1530 Před rokem

      ​@@Bobrosky1989 Have you ever heard of bias?

  • @creatoruser736
    @creatoruser736 Před rokem +23

    A ship exploding in Havana harbor causes the blaming of the wrong country for it? Where have I heard that before?

    • @marks_sparks1
      @marks_sparks1 Před rokem +10

      History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme

    • @deshaun9473
      @deshaun9473 Před rokem +9

      The U.S. falsely blamed Spain for blowing up the uss Maine in the Spanish American War.

    • @FrauleinMuller999
      @FrauleinMuller999 Před rokem

      Every time a glass cup breaks in a latin american leftist country, the USA is blamed!

    • @deshaun9473
      @deshaun9473 Před rokem +10

      @@FrauleinMuller999 every time a coup happens in Latin America, the U.S. is usually behind it.

  • @randomnerd2332
    @randomnerd2332 Před rokem +36

    So happy that u guys are covering Latin Amerca's role in the cold war, I remembered your Guatemala video & being excited that you guys are covering Latin America in the cold war. The Cuban revolution might be not only the most influential event of the cold war in Latin America but also the most influential event in Latin American history. So much of the US' policy on LA can be traced back to the Cuban revolution & I hope events like The Brazil 64 coup or the 1973 coup of Allende are covered on this channel as both are products of US fear during that time with both Goulart & Allende having ties to Fidel.

  • @petterbirgersson4489
    @petterbirgersson4489 Před rokem +27

    A small remark: Verano means "summer" not "spring".

  • @AnEnemy100
    @AnEnemy100 Před rokem +13

    Not directly by CIA doesn’t mean without knowledge and assistance of CIA.

  • @mitchjervis8453
    @mitchjervis8453 Před rokem +13

    Finally! The video I've been waiting for ever since the election of JFK and The Falklands War from the Argentine perspective.

    • @matiasd5216
      @matiasd5216 Před 3 měsíci

      Hi Mitch.
      I'm from Argentina (Córdoba). Why was that video so expected for you?
      I'm sorry. I can't name the islands as you did.
      I had to gather some strenght to watch that video. And I left my comment thanking Cardozo for such meticulous job and local authorities for allowing the existence of the cemetery.
      Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina.

  • @stray-wolf
    @stray-wolf Před rokem +8

    This dude is quickly becoming one of my favourite people to watch on CZcams. Love this channel.

  • @tremorsfan
    @tremorsfan Před rokem +37

    Former Tarzan actor Johnny Weismuller was playing golf in Cuba the day Batista was overthrown. He tried to explain to the Sandinistas that he wasn't with the government but they didn't speak English so he started doing the Tarzan yell. Fortunately they were huge Tarzan fans and even gave him a ride back to the hotel.
    Edit: My mistake, the Sandinistas where not Cuban.

  • @nerdasaurus9358
    @nerdasaurus9358 Před rokem +16

    Excellent video, this came at the perfect time for me as I have been reading Che Guevara's autobiographical accounts of the Cuban revolution. Amazing work as always

  • @ophthalmophobicnpc8002
    @ophthalmophobicnpc8002 Před rokem +2

    Wow, its finally here. I had been wondering for months when we would see the next video on the Cuban Revolution.

  • @deshaun9473
    @deshaun9473 Před rokem +3

    I had to watch this a second time this was so good! Good work!

  • @emilymiller7827
    @emilymiller7827 Před rokem +1

    truly one of your best videos! so comprehensive!

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 Před rokem +5

    I'm very much looking forward to future episodes about Cuba! This was another excellent learning experience for me. Thank you!
    Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends! ✝️ :)

  • @MurderousEagle
    @MurderousEagle Před rokem +119

    I consider the Cuban Revolution to be one of the first examples of blowback, and the US would just keep refusing to learn the lessons about supporting right-wing dictators in the western hemisphere.

    • @boarfaceswinejaw4516
      @boarfaceswinejaw4516 Před rokem

      every time communism has arisen it was not the result of students who read marx protesting, or "intellectual professors" somehow taking control of government. its always been the blowback for extreme authoritarianism, poverty and, most of the time, colonialism.
      of course, that sort of shatters the narrative, making it appear as if the dog bit first, when in reality it had been repeatedly kicked for decades if not centuries.

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 Před rokem +1

      Now, Cuba it's no more Castro's era

    • @latingunsfederation3398
      @latingunsfederation3398 Před rokem

      They'll never learn. For all the complaining from the US right and left about China, Iran and Russia they still continue to stick their unwanted noses in Latin America's business with the short lived Bolivian coup and another failed attempt in Venezuela as the most recent episodes

    • @christianweibrecht6555
      @christianweibrecht6555 Před rokem

      Incompetent and brutal right-wing dictatorships Inspire left wing insurgencies that upon succeeding often become left-wing dictatorships that apologist for the old regime use as retroactive justification
      Such a brutal cycle that could be prevented by sensible reforms

    • @matheusvillela9150
      @matheusvillela9150 Před rokem

      If anything, the lessons the US learned are about strategy on repressing revolutions and fucking over socialist countries. Sipporting puppet right wing dictatorships is their modus operandi, the US Empire can't survive without it

  • @Neversa
    @Neversa Před rokem +1

    New animations are just amazing

  • @kuriyamatidusflossy
    @kuriyamatidusflossy Před rokem +4

    You are a true treasure sir....What a great channel!! I watched & listened without blinking my eye 👍👏👏🙏 ....Salute you from Turkiye !!

  • @FangAzi
    @FangAzi Před rokem +7

    19:35 : Verano means summer, not spring, thus it would be Operation Summer

  • @banjojohn1489
    @banjojohn1489 Před rokem +3

    Thank you. Very well done

  • @ididntalwaysworkinspace9558

    The slow trainwreck of Batista military reminds me of Afghanistan.

    • @frankieseward8667
      @frankieseward8667 Před rokem

      when you rely on corruption and nepotism it can backfire very quickly

  • @hhnn33xo
    @hhnn33xo Před rokem

    Great show, I love your work!

  • @tng2057
    @tng2057 Před rokem +48

    There were just so much similarities between pre-revolution Cuba and Ferdinand Marcos’s Philippines. Of course the outcome of the revolutions differed. In the case of the Philippines there was no left wing took over and in the case of Cuba there was no Batista comeback 36 years after the revolution itself.

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před rokem

      The only thing that stopped the Reds from taking over the Philippines was Ronald Reagan's Ulsa Massa where Ronald Reagan even armed the Knights of Columbus and made them a rightwing death squad. Under Corazon Aquino, El Partido was collecting the Revolutionary Tax in the provinces and the NPA units moved into Metro Manila and started attacking government agents and installations. Sparrow Units would run up to traffic cops and shoot them in the head point blank and then disappear into the crowd. I lived through it. The general public made a hero out of Balweg, a renegade Roman Catholic Priest with two wives who hid in the Cordillera Mountain range among the Indios. I lived through it. Remember, Balweg, "The Armor of God"???
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @flip1sba
      @flip1sba Před rokem +4

      FEM was technically a facist according to western view. And if it was left wing, The Philippines would probably suffer the same fate as Cuba. The latter's economy affected not because of trade embargo but because of mismanagement and socialist principles.
      Right now Marcos' son, Bong Bong is currently The President of The Philippines but again, he's not the same as his father but remains progressive.

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před rokem

      @@flip1sba Congratulations on knowing the middle name of Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, 10th President of the Philippines. I think you are forgetting the clan relationship, which the Cubans did not have. Fidel Ramos is the 2nd cousin of Ferdinand Marcos.
      Marcos appointed family members to high positions falsely believing in the Ilocano clan system. In 1972, Marcos appointed Fidel Ramos, Chief of the Philippine Constabulary. Ultimately, Fidel Ramos betrayed Marcos, barricading himself inside Camp Crame along with Enrile and a small contingent of mutinous Philippine military.
      😃😃😃😃😃😃

    • @mikeyorkav4039
      @mikeyorkav4039 Před rokem +23

      @@flip1sba if its not the trade embargo affecting cubas operation, why have one in the first place?
      It would definately be a better 'gotcha' moment if the usa let cuban socialism fail on its own...but they know it wont.

    • @davidw.2791
      @davidw.2791 Před rokem +3

      @@mikeyorkav4039 At least, own up to the fact that plenty of Cubans left, nay, ESCAPED batista’s Cuba. You’d think that Castro invented “Making Cuba less hospitable”.

  • @ve2vfd
    @ve2vfd Před rokem +22

    The photo you use at 8:10 shows the young journalist René Lévesque interviewing Castro. Lévesque would go on to become Québec's premier and be the driving force behind that provinces independence movement.

    • @simonforget280
      @simonforget280 Před rokem +6

      Don't forget that a few years later, Castro will give political asylum to some FLQ members.

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před rokem

      fidel castro's son actualy become canada's prime minister.

  • @Angelramos-lb1ef
    @Angelramos-lb1ef Před rokem +7

    Fidel proclaiming himself a communist after the revolution was an opportunist move, aside from any idealization that many communists feel towards the Cuban revolution, Fidel was closer to Brezhnev than to Lenin or even Stalin

  • @garyfrombrooklyn
    @garyfrombrooklyn Před rokem +8

    "Go fix that" lol I love that way of putting it. Will you be doing Missile Crisis as well as the Bay of Pigs? I’m forming a playlist 😊

  • @rursus8354
    @rursus8354 Před rokem +33

    Good to see a video that treat the topic in a balanced way, without apologizing nor glorifying, nor vilifying. Children should learn the history of the 20th century, which is too centered around the rise of Fascism and WW2, worthy topics indeed, but the Cold War is at least as important on understanding the current situation in the world.

    • @FrauleinMuller999
      @FrauleinMuller999 Před rokem +6

      True. In latin america i feel lile this topic always either approached with extreme bias towards, or against. Either they almost religiously worship castro's ensemble and revolution, or they absolutely loath it

    • @tecuci76
      @tecuci76 Před rokem +4

      @@FrauleinMuller999 it's not difficult to loath communism...

    • @marcgarrigosmane166
      @marcgarrigosmane166 Před rokem +6

      @@tecuci76 oh yeah much better liberalism right xd

    • @tecuci76
      @tecuci76 Před rokem +1

      @@marcgarrigosmane166 i was born in a communist country and i know what it means, so jeah, much better liberalism

    • @degamispoudegamis
      @degamispoudegamis Před rokem +2

      @@tecuci76 there has never been a communist country, only countries with communist aesthetics

  • @D3D3D
    @D3D3D Před rokem +4

    Can't imagine a better way to start a video than a Godfather II reference.

  • @ASLUHLUHCE
    @ASLUHLUHCE Před rokem +1

    Love the music that swells at the end of your videos

  • @dublestufedoreo2606
    @dublestufedoreo2606 Před rokem +1

    Was Jstor your main source? I read the article and didn't really understand but I still kind of received the points. The video you made covered all the important points covered in the article and allowed me to understand everything much better!

  • @lugnutlarry1764
    @lugnutlarry1764 Před rokem +1

    Great video sir! A great book that dives deep into both the revolution as well as the mob’s influence in Cuba is Havana Nocturne by TJ English. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed this video.

  • @seanhastings4432
    @seanhastings4432 Před rokem +4

    This video is best enjoyed with a Rum & Coke, aka the Cuba Libre.

  • @pistoneteo
    @pistoneteo Před rokem +2

    Amazing video, allways getting better!!!

  • @ChrisTrinhnumber1
    @ChrisTrinhnumber1 Před rokem +3

    Amazing video. Keep on uploading videos. 👏 ❤️

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Před rokem +7

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

    • @MsDboyy
      @MsDboyy Před rokem +1

      Great videos 💯

  • @PedroBournigal-kk4ib
    @PedroBournigal-kk4ib Před rokem +1

    Best channel of history in the cold war 😃😃😃😃😃😃👍 amazing great success

  • @HERES_JAWNiE
    @HERES_JAWNiE Před rokem +21

    Cuba had slavery before the revolution. Why is that always left out?
    Edit: I should add, I really appreciate your content.

    • @masterplokoon8803
      @masterplokoon8803 Před rokem +11

      I assume because slavery was abolished by the Spanish in 1886.

    • @HERES_JAWNiE
      @HERES_JAWNiE Před rokem

      @@masterplokoon8803 I really hate people like you that think because something is on paper, that means it doesn't happen anymore. You know america says they abolished slavery right? But what is its prison system and what does it allow companies to do overseas or in Latin america?

    • @mikeyorkav4039
      @mikeyorkav4039 Před rokem

      @@masterplokoon8803 "abolished"
      Just like slavery in the usa still exists under the 13th amendment. Wonder why the usa has 25% of the global prison pooulation?

    • @Fr0sty4242
      @Fr0sty4242 Před rokem

      and now the Cuban people live under Communism...which is just another form of slavery.

    • @mikeyorkav4039
      @mikeyorkav4039 Před rokem +15

      @@Fr0sty4242 if thats the case then why doesnt cuba have another revolution? They brought down a dictator that was backed and armed by the us government. Surely they could do it again if they are so oppressed. Im sure the usa would gladly back any revolutionary coup.
      Ask yourself that.
      Meanwhile tent cities are growing in the usa. There doesnt seem to be tent cities in cuba

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear Před rokem

    Thanks

  • @marianotorrespico2975
    @marianotorrespico2975 Před rokem +3

    Thank you, for the facts about Cuba.

  • @pensidosyroconesyava
    @pensidosyroconesyava Před rokem

    Verano means summer
    Congratulations and big THANKS for all your big effort in all of your work which I just started to get knowing, can’t be a patreon due to poverty doug
    Every day I’m devouring the cold war series, at high school wish I had a history teacher as good as you are, well I have your lessons now and are being well apreciated and had being sharing some of them in my circle

  • @paulceglinski3087
    @paulceglinski3087 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video again, Team. David, somehow I think your Spanish pronunciation is a little off, but not to worry, you did a great job. This channel is one of 6 that I press the like button before watching the vid. Only to be frustrated because I can't press it again. Cheers.

  • @jeffking4176
    @jeffking4176 Před rokem

    SO THAT’s what happened.
    Excellent documentary.
    📻🙂👍

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 Před rokem +1

    Nice documentary

  • @zaja2418
    @zaja2418 Před rokem +10

    Fidel was pretty based, NGL.

  • @Griffin_63
    @Griffin_63 Před rokem +4

    What? No Dad joke about the bell button? There goes my weekend 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lucasjleandro
    @lucasjleandro Před rokem +18

    Man, Cuba is the biggest mistake of US long-term strategy, they left a isle close to Miami be a Soviet Ally

    • @lakshaysingh9743
      @lakshaysingh9743 Před rokem +1

      Yeah right

    • @kimobrien.
      @kimobrien. Před rokem +9

      It is capitalist greed that drives capitalism and US foreign policy. The Cuban revolution proves that socialist revolution is both necessary and possible.

  • @d.strassler9080
    @d.strassler9080 Před rokem +5

    I wish these episodes were translated into Spanish.. 10/10 !

  • @TrampMachine
    @TrampMachine Před rokem +23

    I like that you mention that a great deal of anti-castro refugees were upper class people who benefited from Batista. Castro had overwhelming support amongst the poor as the poor who were the majority of Cubans lived pretty awful lives, some were basically slaves with no hope for a better life. People who support Castro do so because he dramatically uplifted those people. Cuba now has some of the best education, healthcare, reserch, etc for countries with it's size economy, and that's all with the worlds harshest embargo.

    • @joeceretti9098
      @joeceretti9098 Před rokem +1

      I am Canadian and lived in Cuba for more than 15 years and only left because of Covid. I would have stayed there, ONLY because that is where my Cuban wife is and remains.
      This kind of subterfuge only works to worsen the economic and political repression that the average Cuban suffers day to day with their endless struggles to have enough food to feed themselves and their children.
      As a small example I was very sick one day, about 10 years ago and went to the Medical Clinic and was told in no uncertain terms to go find some medicine in the town I lived in because they had none. This is only one small example of the many many terrible things that occur there on a day to day basis.
      Yo soy Canadiense y yo he vivido en Cuba ms que 15 años y la unica razon que yo salio de Cuba fue porque viene la Covidonga. Quisiera quedarme alla porque mi Esposa Cubana est en Cuba y a este dí se queda en nuestra Casa, en Cuba.
      Esas mentiras solamente solamente va a causar sus situaciones quedarse terrible. Todos los Cubanos estn viviendo con condiciones HORRIBLES sin comidas, sin medecinas, sin casi todas las cosas que son necesarios para vivir correctamente y saludamente. Esas familias son sufriendo dia por dia momento por momento.
      Un ejamplo pequeño fue un día yo estaba muy enfermo y fui a hablar con el doctor y el me dijo.. no hay medecinas, busca la medecina que necesita en el barrio. Dale pa tra! Ese es solo un ejamplo de todas las cosas horribles que ellos estn sufriendo momento a momento, como ya he dicho.
      El internet es LLENO con la gente que crean que saben, pero sin vivir en Cuba... calle te tu boca.

    • @gregrodriguez714
      @gregrodriguez714 Před rokem +2

      Upper class people rarely suffer like the middle-class and lower-class... Fidel not only seized American owned property and businesses, he seized small Cuban owned grocery stores, hardware stores, etc. owned by Cuban nationals. Even small mom and pop shops in small and rural towns. Ever been to Cuba? You cannot even buy common nails or screws... Why? Because there are no hardware stores..! Schools are run down. Hospitals and clinics don't even have basic medicine to distribute to people... Cuba is a broken country..! And who are the upper-class in Cuba today? Government officials and their families! Today more than ever the Cuban people have no hope for a better life or even a future..!

    • @kimobrien.
      @kimobrien. Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@gregrodriguez714 End the US Blockade of Cuba.

    • @rb239rtr
      @rb239rtr Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@gregrodriguez714 isn't there a US blockade of Cuba? THat would hamper development over the decades. If USA played nice decades ago, and did not support Batista on his coup, Cuba might be a very different place today.

  • @leataripledajaug
    @leataripledajaug Před rokem +2

    Can’t wait for “bay of pigs” video !!!

  • @jordenpenitch1532
    @jordenpenitch1532 Před rokem

    Amazing

  • @eyeballzplays1060
    @eyeballzplays1060 Před rokem +5

    19:36 ‘Verano’ actually means summer Spring in Spanish is ‘primavera’

  • @douglassauvageau7262
    @douglassauvageau7262 Před měsícem +1

    The explosion of the French ship Le Coubre in Havana harbor on March 4, 1960 was a watershed moment in the Cuban Revolution. Le Coubre was off-loading munitions shipped from Europe. In many ways, France (still clinging to a 'colonial-construct') was an agent to escalating tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in this period.

  • @alfrancisbuada2591
    @alfrancisbuada2591 Před rokem +6

    Ah, Castro and his revolution. Do the Cuban Missile Crisis next!

  • @sdsantos89
    @sdsantos89 Před rokem +9

    I’ve been doing a lot of research and reading on the Cuban Revolution the past few years. Both my parents fled to the US shortly after the revolution at a young age. This is one of the best summaries - thank you!
    Very few summaries emphasize that Castro’s intentions were unknown until he solidified power, a key piece to the story. It’s rarely mentioned that some of the M-26 rebels split off and fought against Castro after he proclaimed he was communist, such as Eloy Menoyo. Two of my great-uncles fought alongside the Castros, Che, Cienfuego, and later joined Menoyo near Santa Clara against Castro. These uncles were imprisoned and endured torture for 10-years.

  • @maxiona714
    @maxiona714 Před rokem +18

    This video can be summarised in one sentence: "You became the very thing you swore to destroy."

  • @bads5780
    @bads5780 Před měsícem

    great video

  • @GMP-Official
    @GMP-Official Před rokem

    Great and outstanding video, the content, infographics, animations and the host. The accuracy is very imparcial. Thank u very much! You should make an Spanish version of these very informative videos, a lot of Cubans are brainwashed and don’t know their real history. As a Cuban my self I found your descriptions very very objective. I love the way you pronounce Che Guevara, as “guevara” de guevon 😂

  • @1HUSEINKAPETAN1
    @1HUSEINKAPETAN1 Před rokem +3

    That picture of Castro without a beard is cursed!

  • @issiacreyna4539
    @issiacreyna4539 Před rokem +3

    It’s possible can you guys a Cold War video on South Africa that will be interesting

  • @advaitkamatha_4438
    @advaitkamatha_4438 Před rokem +3

    Pls do a episode on indo-pak war of 1971 or also known as Bangladeshi liberation war

  • @king300h4
    @king300h4 Před rokem +7

    Great History! Great Video.

  • @AlphaOmegaSigma
    @AlphaOmegaSigma Před rokem +1

    0:00 Camila Cabello's song also titled Havana, should have used that reference as well because it is more related to the general population nowadays.

  • @Illstatefishing
    @Illstatefishing Před rokem +13

    Cuba an inspiration to all revolutionaries fighting against imperialism, neoliberalism, and capitalism!!

  • @garet8518
    @garet8518 Před rokem

    Anyone know where we can get some of the background music?

  • @mikeytrains1
    @mikeytrains1 Před rokem +3

    A good deal of my family was affected by the Cuban Revolution, so I appreciate seeing it covered so well by this channel

  • @federicomanuelolveira7658

    Where can I see the video's sources of the video?

  • @neilbrown7379
    @neilbrown7379 Před rokem +2

    Hhy is Beliz missing from your map of Central America?

  • @marcrubin8844
    @marcrubin8844 Před rokem +1

    The movimiento verano actually mean Summer Movement..Verano in Spanish means Summer.

  • @akaneinvidia5874
    @akaneinvidia5874 Před rokem +4

    About time we saw an episode on the Cuban Revolution. Very informative and thoroughly researched as always but the Spanish pronunciation sucks lol

  • @Seouldrift7
    @Seouldrift7 Před rokem +1

    The second national front of Escambray was important to bring up.

  • @hartminian
    @hartminian Před rokem +2

    Just an oversight, but “Verano” is actually summer, not spring.

  • @jonathaslopes8038
    @jonathaslopes8038 Před rokem +3

    Can you talk about Brazil's military government?

  • @kightsun
    @kightsun Před rokem

    Why was Belize missing from the map at 4:20?

  • @Queen-of-Swords
    @Queen-of-Swords Před rokem +1

    I went to my daughter's Options Evening on Thursday, and we went to see her History teacher, who was on his stand talking about GCSE History. I was looking at the text books, and saw a photo of Fidel Castro. Now, I'm British, and have only seen photos of Castro during in his later years, so I had to ask if it was Fidel Castro. He said I could buy the text books if I wanted. 🤣 I didn't think saying I could find out all about it on CZcams was a good reply. But that is the truth. No need to buy the book with its slants and leanings. 👍 Some time ago I researched into Che Guevara, but missed out on Fidel Castro. Done my best to rectify that today. Thanks.

  • @andreidarie4076
    @andreidarie4076 Před rokem

    I am so hungry that I through Castro was standing in front of a pizza from the thumbnail

  • @feddi7693
    @feddi7693 Před rokem +4

    Viva la revaluation💯🇨🇺

  • @CaribbeanHistory
    @CaribbeanHistory Před 3 měsíci

    In a twist of irony, the photo of the fort is not La Cabaña, its Fort Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, La Cabaña appears in the photo on the far right
    Also, as part of the arrest of political opponents by Fidel, a movie called Plantados was filmed in 2019. It’s a good movie and I got to see lots of the scenes being filmed

  • @rocketsurgeon1349
    @rocketsurgeon1349 Před rokem +7

    Fidel was a lucky guy, guess history could have turned out a lot different.

    • @kimobrien.
      @kimobrien. Před rokem

      The US made over 600 assassination attempts on him.

  • @Miniweet9167
    @Miniweet9167 Před rokem +1

    René Lévesque as a journalist at 8:18

  • @benkamelmayssem5780
    @benkamelmayssem5780 Před rokem +2

    32:00 That´s why the cowboys had to intervene and impose their interests, I mean democracy...

  • @GeorgiaHotties
    @GeorgiaHotties Před rokem

    I saw the old casino buildings when we visited Cuba in 2019.

  • @macariomatira3234
    @macariomatira3234 Před rokem +16

    Feature Cold War Episodes
    -Indonesia under Suharto
    -The Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos
    -South Korea under Park Chung Hee
    -Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu
    -Haiti under Duvalier Dynsty

    • @morisco56
      @morisco56 Před rokem

      Great ideas, also include dominican republic under trujillo

    • @thelakeman2538
      @thelakeman2538 Před rokem

      Think they covered Park (at least his coup) in the SK video.

    • @christianweibrecht6555
      @christianweibrecht6555 Před rokem

      Nicolae is an interesting dictator, creating a communist version of the handmaid's tale

  • @johnsimca7093
    @johnsimca7093 Před rokem

    He said my speech will short and to the point

  • @ligayamatira2293
    @ligayamatira2293 Před rokem +4

    Can you do a feature episodes about Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu and the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos and Indonesia under Suharto

    • @thorthewolf8801
      @thorthewolf8801 Před rokem +2

      Every eastern block country deserves their own feature video.

    • @thorthewolf8801
      @thorthewolf8801 Před rokem

      @lati long I dont see how you got that from what I wrote. What is so special about romania that they can do a video about them but not about other eastern block countries?

    • @Workingatm
      @Workingatm Před rokem

      @lati long who cares about what right-wing nutjobs think? You need to see it from every aspect, and not make a propaganda piece.

  • @CleetusVanDamme530
    @CleetusVanDamme530 Před rokem +3

    Verano means summer in Spanish, Primavera is Spring.

  • @Dirtbag359
    @Dirtbag359 Před rokem

    The sound effects and ambient sounds during the map segments felt distracting. The videos up until now have been much better without them.

  • @thebestben
    @thebestben Před rokem

    Love your content, also fyi Fulgencio is pronounced Ful-hen-sio

  • @Game_Hero
    @Game_Hero Před rokem +5

    27:54 Ah, nothing lasts longer than "temporary measures" if it helps you concentrate more power in your own hands.

  • @douglassauvageau7262
    @douglassauvageau7262 Před měsícem

    Please remain focused on contemporary developments in Cuba. I commend to your attention the book 'CUBA, An American History' authored by Ada Ferrer. As the 20th Century was christened "The American Century", I speculate that the 21st Century will become "The AMERICAs Century".

    • @douglassauvageau7262
      @douglassauvageau7262 Před měsícem

      Just as the Roman Catholic Papacy has aired a public 'examination of conscience', so must the United States renew its advocacy for democracy in the 'New World'. We must seek to please God while simultaneously 'keeping the wheels on'.

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Před rokem +1

    💥💥💥

  • @slimtig3r755
    @slimtig3r755 Před 6 měsíci

    Can you please make a video on William Morgan?

  • @franciscosantiago5449
    @franciscosantiago5449 Před rokem +2

    Verano means Summer, not Spring.

  • @aidanabregov1412
    @aidanabregov1412 Před rokem +1

    Is it me or does 3:38 sound like a transition to a Skillshare ad?

  • @WildBillCox13
    @WildBillCox13 Před rokem +6

    I would've said more about the horrible corruption of the Batista regime and the crime history of its expat population in Miami today.

  • @RedCard1831
    @RedCard1831 Před rokem

    Verano means Summer, not Spring.
    Otherwise, awesome video