Castro’s Rise to Power
(Causes of the Civil War)
What conditions led to Castro’s rise to power?
What were the long term vs. short term causes
of the Cuban Civil War?
How do the causes of this war compare to the
causes of another 20th Century Civil War
, Resources
Castro Rise - IB Textbook
Castro Rise - Another IB Textbook
, Conceptual
Approach
As we go through the following slides,
organize notes into our key concepts of rise of
authoritarianism.
● What are they??
Must also be thinking about causes of civil
war.
, Section One: Long-Term Factors
● Here we will build the long term factors that lead to Castro’s emergence as an
authoritarian state.
● Some of this is beyond the content of what you might write about, but is
important for context.
● It also builds to the point of the Civil War or revolution, so both factors need to be
considered.
(Causes of the Civil War)
What conditions led to Castro’s rise to power?
What were the long term vs. short term causes
of the Cuban Civil War?
How do the causes of this war compare to the
causes of another 20th Century Civil War
, Resources
Castro Rise - IB Textbook
Castro Rise - Another IB Textbook
, Conceptual
Approach
As we go through the following slides,
organize notes into our key concepts of rise of
authoritarianism.
● What are they??
Must also be thinking about causes of civil
war.
, Section One: Long-Term Factors
● Here we will build the long term factors that lead to Castro’s emergence as an
authoritarian state.
● Some of this is beyond the content of what you might write about, but is
important for context.
● It also builds to the point of the Civil War or revolution, so both factors need to be
considered.
