Cuban Revolution and Vietnam Flashcards
Similarities and differences between these crisis
Similarities
-Foreign aid
-Role of Press
-Religious Aspects
-Inspired by communist revolutionaries
-Guerrilla warfare
-Overthrowing oppressive government
-Women Involvement
-Revolutionary groups
-History of Colonialism
Differences
-Economic factors
-Geopolitical relations
-History of Communism
-Religious aspects
-Foreign Aid
-Internal Group Structures
Similarity in Foreign Aid: United States
-South Vietnam was helped by the United States
-Batista was helped by the United States
Similiartiy in Role of Press:
-President Johnson in Vietnam
-Press told of Castro’s whereabouts
Similarity in Religious Aspects
-Catholicism vs Buddhism in Vietnam
-Castro used religious imagery because Cuba was predominantly catholic
Inspired by Communist Revolutionaries
-Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam
-Jose Marti. Poet. Island national hero in Cuba
Similarity in Overthrowing Government
-Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. Succeeded
-Moncada in Cuba. Failed and eventually led to Cuban revolution
Similarity in having Revolutionary Groups
-Viet Minh and Viet Cong in Vietnam
-July 26th Movement in Cuba
Similarities in Oppressive Governments
France and US in Vietnam
Batista and US in Cuba
Similarities in warfare tactics
-Viet Cong used Guerrilla Warfare in Vietnam
-Guerilla Warfare used in Sierra Maestra. Where it first started
Differences in Geopolitical relations
-It was North vs South in Vietnam
-No geopolitical tensions in Cuba
Differences in Religious aspects
-Religious tension in Vietnam
-No religious tension in Cuba.
Differences in US Influence
-Completely unfamiliar to Vietnam
-Frequented Cuba. Cuba was a US territory
Differences in Economic Factors
-No economic gain in Vietnam
-Sugarcane was a cash crop in Cuba. Needed to keep Cuba
Similarities of Communism Being A Driving Force
-Both were fought based on
-Communism. But Castro wasn’t communist in the beginning
