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THE CUBAN REVOLUTION Sergio y José Miguel
What is the Cuban Revolution? It was an armed revolt against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, between the years 1953 and 1959. Causes of the Cuban Revolution -Dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista -Corruption -Russian Revolution -Revolution in Guatemala It was divided into two parts -The armed conflict -The overthrow of the bourgeois state Thearmed conflict -The Moncada Barracks (26th July 1953) -La Plata (17th January 1957) -Attack to the military camp of Uvero (28th May 1957) -The Battle of Guisa (November 1958) The overthrow of the bourgeois state -Flight of Fulgencio Batista. -Government of Manuel Urrutia Lleó Consequences of the Cuban Revolution -First socialist latino-american country. -Countries in disagreement with Cuba

THEGULF WAR Rocío-Jesús
What was the Gulf War? The Gulf War was a confrontation between a Coalition Force made up of 34 countries. Causes of the conflict Iraq had been claiming the territory of Kuwait for several years, arguing that it was part of the Iraqui territory during the Ottoman Empire... The evolution of the conflict -Operation Desert Shield: it was the name given to strengthening of thedefenses of Saudi Arabia from August 2nd,1990 to January 16th 1991.

-Operation Desert Storm: it was the name given to the air and land conflict between January 17th 1991 and April 11th 1991 -First stage of the Operation Desert Storm: this one was characterized by an air conflict. -Second stage; Operation Desert Sabre: it was an air-land offensive against Iraqi forces in Kuwait from February 24th1991 to February 28th 1991. Consequences After the war, the UN imposed on Iraq a severe punishment producing social and economic effects.

WAR OF KOREA Joaquín-Ubaldo
Main causes -Occupation by Japan: 1910->WWII->Division -38 Parallel: Map -Failed Elections -Different Governments: USA--> 1953 27th July -Demilitarized zone and frontier. Consequences -Separation of families -Obligatory militaryservice -Continuous attacks -Deep hate from new and old generations -Division of Korean Peninsula -Changed USA vision of Asia, and impulsed USA to participate in Vietnam’s War.

THE ATTACK TO THE TWIN TOWERS AND AL-QAEDA Salva-Rubén WHAT WAS IT? Los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 (11-S) fueron una serie de atentados terroristas suicidas cometidos aquel día en los Estados Unidos pormiembros de la red yihadista Al Qaeda el secuestro de aviones de línea que mataron a 3000 personas y hirieron a 6000. CAUSES OF THE ATTACK • U.S. Military Support to Israel. •Military occupation of the Arabian peninsula by the U.S.. • American aggression against the people of Iraq. CONSEQUENCES AND EVENTS OF THE ATTACK • U.S starts the offensive against the "Axis of Evil“ 8th October 2001. • Theattack to Iraq. • Hussein is overthrown on April 9, 2003. CONSEQUENCES AND EVENTS OF THE ATTACK But the main objective of United States was to kill Osama bin Laden the leader of AlQaeda. • The first step taken by the U.S. in the War Against Terrorism was the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. • On May 2, 2011, Bin Laden was killed by elite U.S. troops in Pakistan. AL-QAEDA Al-Qaeda is a globalmilitant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

MISSILE CRISIS Carlos-Javi
Causes: -Tension between US (it was capitalist) and USSR (it was communist), which provoked the Cold War, a non-armed conflict between both groups. -In 1959, the Cuban Revolution of Fidel Castro triumphed, because of that US lost his privileges in the island. -Against the new dictatorship, UStook some decision, some of them were: economic boycott, the expulsion of Cuban of the OAS (Organization of American States) or the landing of emigrants who were against Castro in the Bay of Pigs. Events: -USA sent planes to Cuba, those saw that Cuba was building missile ramps and there was a soviet presence in the area. -The US president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, decided to take part and he...