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=Analysis (500-650 words)= A. Analysis The Cuban revolution was either a result of poor government planning or the result of one man. Assessing this can justify why the revolution started. Castro warned Batista’s government, telling him the chaos would come about and yet the government did nothing. Was it the government’s fault there was a revolution, or the fault of just one man?

In the early days, when Batista overthrew the President of Cuba and cancelled all elections, Castro had become enraged and attempted to overthrow Batista from then on. Even though Castro was sentenced to prison, why had Batista not kept him in there for life, or killed him. He was a threat to the government yet Batista did little to stop him. Batista wanted to show power by letting Castro go in 1955[|[1]], but was that a wise choice? I see it as an ironic choice; Batista tried to show power, but at the same time he shows weakness. He made his first mistake by not silencing Castro before it got too late. The reason why Castro was released in 1955 was because of the pressure from the civil leaders and the Jesuits.[|[2]] This should have shown Batista that Castro already had some political influence and silenced him quickly.

Studying the months from November 1956 to July 1958, when the urban underground leadership was dominant, the debate between the two groups over whether to wage guerrilla warfare in the countryside or armed insurrection in the cities essential role of the urban underground, led by such figures as Frank Paris, Armando Hart, Haydee Santamaria, Enrique Oltuski, and Faustino Perez, in controlling critical decisions on tactics and strategy.[|[3]] Castro only had one thing on his mind, revolution. From when he was first beaten in 1953 until he overthrew Batista in 1959 he did not back down. He showed nothing but strength to the people, especially in his words spoken in his defense in 1953 “Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me.” Castro acted many supports grew as time went on and they started training properly under the command of Alberto Bayo. Castro realized that he needed Bayo to train his rebellions. When they first attacked in 1953, they were beaten with ease.

[|[1]] http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/crevolution.htm [|[2]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution [|[3]] Inside the Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro and the Urban Underground Julia E. Sweig 2004