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Course of Our Times, The; Castro And His Communist Beachhead

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Series

Course of Our Times, The

Program

Castro And His Communist Beachhead

Program Number

45

Series Description

Historical survey hosted by Abram Sachar, Brandeis University. Series release date: 1973

Program Description

“Fidel Castro landed in Cuba in 1956 with a small band of bearded confederates and in three years forced out Fulgencio Batista, the long-reigning despot. He won the admiration of the United States and liberal forces throughout the world who hailed him as a modern Simon Bolivar. But Castro soon openly declared his Communist allegiance, and the Soviet Union extended credit and helped to arm practically the entire population. Tension with the Untied Sates built up to a crisis in the fall of 1962 when Khruschev placed ballistic missiles in Cuba that threatened the security of the American mainland. There was a showdown with President Kennedy, and the missiles were withdrawn. But the promise was made that there would be no invasion of Cuba. The U.S. would now have to live with Communist threat at its back door.”

Duration

00:28:50

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Educational

Topics

History

Citation

Chicago: “Course of Our Times, The; Castro And His Communist Beachhead,” GBH Archives, accessed December 7, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1593CEAAD825496884972FF90A04645C.

MLA: “Course of Our Times, The; Castro And His Communist Beachhead.” GBH Archives. Web. December 7, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1593CEAAD825496884972FF90A04645C>.

APA: Course of Our Times, The; Castro And His Communist Beachhead. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1593CEAAD825496884972FF90A04645C