HIST362: Modern Revolutions

Watch these videos. How does each lecturer characterize Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution? Why do you think each person carries the beliefs they espouse? Do they exhibit certain biases or objectives? What evidence do they use to substantiate their claims? Then, formulate your own opinion of the history of the Cuban Revolution and its importance to the discussion of the revolution. This first video is from a professor and advocate of Marxism. In the video, he focuses on the successes of the Cuban Revolution.