06-03-2003 22:16									#1
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I'm taking a course called 20th century Latin American revolutions. I'd like to write my paper on the Cuban revolution, but it has to be somewhat specific. The paper will be between 10 and 15 pages in length.

Any ideas?

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Write it about Che Guevara. The man who'd rather die standing than living on his knees.

Spec.

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Actually, I've always wondered why the Batista govenment collapsed so quickly. I get the impression that one day, Castro was fighting in the sticks, and then the next day, he started a march on Havana, and the whole army and govenment collapsed and fled.

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Spec - that's still a little broad
Zkribbler - Yes, and I believe most of his army was lost right in the beginning.

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Maybe this will help - the idea of the paper is to take a point and argue it, within the context of a 20th Century Latin American Revolution. I narrowed it to Cuba, now I need to narrow it to a point to argue.

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Do El supremo back in the 1790s to 1810s.

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20th Century Latin American Revolutions

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Whoops , Just don't keel haul me for it.

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hello? Anyone?

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quote: Originally posted by orange hello? Anyone?

Why don't you argue why they succeeded under Castro
when everyone else failed. (it wasn't the first revolt,by
any means)

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why the revolution succeeded or why the country succeeded?

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Orange: There's always Iran-Contra

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you have NO idea how much I'd like to do that But I'd rather do it on something I know less about. I've read Iran-Contra, Panama, and Nicaragua to death, and have recently touched up on my Mexican revolution. I know relatively little about the Cuban revolution (aside from the reasons it came about and the American aspect of things).

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you have NO idea how much I'd like to do that But I'd rather do it on something I know less about. I've read Iran-Contra, Panama, and Nicaragua to death, and have recently touched up on my Mexican revolution. I know relatively little about the Cuban revolution (aside from the reasons it came about and the American aspect of things).

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A little overanxious, aren't we?

If you're pressed for time, stick with what you know...

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Changes in American media reactions to the cuban revolution.

The diplomatic and economic relationship between the Soviet Union and Castro before, during and after the revolution.

The role of women during the cuban revolution.

All the social divisions, beside just class, that helped polarise the cuban public into two camps.

Cigars, their importance for the cuban revolution.

The Castro Hat, practical, easily made military clothing or summer 2001 must-have fashion accesory?

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Hmmm, i like the second and fourth. They sound interesting...thanks Buck Any other suggestions? I have until next Thursday to decide.

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How about the FARC Uprisings? That revolution is still ongoing.

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I think US involvement in cuba would be perfect for this sort of paper. Little do most people know that America wanted to overthrow Castro before there was any hint of a "Soviet connection". Citing reasons that Castro had gotten too big for his britches and that Cuba would prove a "dangerous example to other Latin american countries" And keep in mind, this is all before they knew Castro was a commie.
It is also during this period that the USA wanted Mexico's help to invade Cuba. The Mexican foriegn minster had a pretty interesting quote. He said that "I would love to help you, but if I tried to convince the Mexican public that Cuba was a threat, I would have a million Mexicans die laughing". A quote especially ironic today, when Cuba is considered a charter member of the"Axis of Evil".
Anyway, the USA has been trying to get it's hands on Cuba since John Adams, who said that Cuba will eventually fall into America's hands due to the laws of political gravity. And of course, tiny Cuba has proved to be a nuisance for the mighty USA since then. I really think this would be a great topic for you.

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monkspider - absolutely. American intervention is always tempting (believe me ), but as it is a class dealing with Latin America, I'd much rather keep the US out of it as much as possible. I have papers in my portfolio that already emphasize knowledge of US history, European History, Ancient History, and Russia/Soviet History, so I'd like to stick with something that concentrates primarily on Cuba internally.

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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi How about the FARC Uprisings? That revolution is still ongoing.

Isn't that more of a Colombian thing?

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The mass executions, jailings, and the police state it spawned might make for a good topic.

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how about the second best standard of living in Latin America

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Ahh, fair enough Orange.

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Orange, last I checked Cuba had not only the best standard of living of any Latin American country, but of any third world country, including Taiwan.

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quote: Originally posted by orange how about the second best standard of living in Latin America

What's wrong with my suggestion? A fawning view of the Cuban revolution has been done to death. Impress your teacher by thinking out of the box.

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What about Haiti? It has had a pretty hectic history this past century. You could focus on Operation Deschoukay where Baby Doc Duvalier was booted out.

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"Isn't that more of a Colombian thing?"

They're part of Latin America, aren't they?

"A quote especially ironic today, when Cuba is considered a charter member of the"Axis of Evil". "

Errr... you need to keep up to date on current events. The AoE consists of Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.

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Oh, well I've already narrowed it to Cuba.

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quote: What's wrong with my suggestion? A fawning view of the Cuban revolution has been done to death. Impress your teacher by thinking out of the box.

You're joking right?

monkspider - i couldn't remember if it was best or second best in Latin America. I thought Argentina was better. I've never heard best in the third world though. I have reservations believing that...