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Did the United States win or lose the Vietnam War?
Date: January 1976 Location: White House
 * Che Guevara**

"I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting."
 * Quotes:**

"Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel."

**Background Information: ** Che Guevara was a physician, guerrilla leader, military theorist, Argentine Marxist revolutionary, and was a big part of the cuban revolution. Che served as president of Cuba's national bank and as Cuba's minister of industry during this time period. He was seen as rebellious and became a global insignia within pop culture.


 * Describe the criticisms of American society the individual or group made __and__  what goals they hoped to achieve. **
 * Che Guevara was a doctor, and in 1954 while he was in Guatemala he had the chance to witness the socialist government ran by President Jacobo Arbenz be overthrown by an American military coup.
 * He did not like that at all, so as a result of his anger he decided to join the Cuban Revolutionary Fidel Castro, in hope to overthrow his own Government.
 * In Cuba Castro and Guevara gathered eighty other men and women to help attempt that.
 * They were called the July 26 Movement, and traveled to the Sierra Maestra Mountains, They gathered peasants and got a lot of the middle class on their side to help defeat Fulgencio Batista.
 * When Batista found out about this, he sent troops to try to take down Castro and Che, but since Che trained the guerrillas they were well aware of what to do and captured the troops. (out numbered and defeated them)
 * Che was against the United states, and Batista got planes and supplies from them, and ches guerrillas still defeated them
 * When Americans told Batista to have an election, it made people more against him and Castro overthrew him.
 * When Castro became president, he made Che incharge of La Cabaña Fortress prison, and he executed more than 550 people.
 * He then became president of the Cuban National bank, and changed the trade relations with United States to the Soviet Union.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain the methods the person or group used to share their message. Be sure to provide examples. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They got people on their side, and showed how Batista was treating them badly.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Che being a guerrilla leader, he built up his military large enough to overthrow the Cuban Leader.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was seen as rebellious, and people wanted to be on his side.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He helped Castro in Cuban Revolution, and that made people like Castro because he helped the peasants and all of the classes.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 1961, becomes Minister for industry
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He becomes hostile towards U.S. Intrest in the Cuban economy
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">During the Cuban Missle Crisis, he advocates nuclear conformation


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss the intent to which the goals and methods used by the individual or group were practical in this time period. **
 * Since Che was seen as a rebel, it made many people want to fight for their freedom
 * He wasnt racist, and believed in all colors
 * "Che died defending the interests of the of the exploited and oppressed of this continent. Che died defending the interests of the poor and the humble of the earth ... Before history men who act as he did, men who give everything for the poor, grow in stature with each passing day and find a deeper place in the heart of the people."
 * Che set about helping to build and organise a socialist society.
 * Che argued that the leadership of the revolution has to strive consciously to create new values
 * Che called for a "proletarian internationalism" to unite revolutionary fighters against imperialism.
 * He was very inspired by the heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people against the might of the US, calling for the creation of "two, three, many Vietnams".
 * Che decided to leave Cuba at a time when the US aggression against Vietnam was escalating. He wanted to help create a new revolutionary break on the American continent which would end the isolation of Cuba and distract US aggression from Vietnam.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Evaluate__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> the successes the individual or group had in promoting their position. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When Batista fled the country Castro took over and changed the whole government
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When joining with Castro in the attempt to overthrow the Cuban Government Che got inspiration to travel the world and spread the new Cuban ways and their government.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Che went to China and the Soviet Union and wrote two books : "Guerrilla Warfare" and "Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He then became a guerrilla leader in Bolivia.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 1966, he began to try to incite the people of Bolivia to rebel against their government
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In his attempts to do this, he had little support
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was then captured and killed by Bolivian army a year later.

**Works Cited/Referenced** || MLAAPAChicagoTurabian ||
 * " Che Guevara Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com ." //Famous Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com// . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/che-guevara-9322774>.
 * "Che Guevara : Biography."//Spartacus Educational//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDguevara.htm>.
 * "Che Guevara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."//Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara>.
 * "Che Guevara: a continuing inspiration." //Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.angelfire.com/pr/red/cuba/che_guevara_zanny.htm>.
 * "Ernesto 'Che' Guevara: The Biography Project." //Biography Project: An Independent Reference Resource for counterculture|subculture|underground//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/ernesto_che_guevara.html>.
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