Due today- help “The US and Soviet Union were fighting a Cold War during this time. The US was supporting democracy, while the Soviet Union was supporting Communism. Cuba and the Soviet Union quickly became allies and began trading food, weapons, and supplies with each other.”

Why did Cuba and the Soviet Union become allies?

How do you think this new alliance affected the relationship between Cuba and the US?

Americans were upset and disliked Castro. He took away money and a way to make money from them and Castro also went to help and benefit the people the Americans were hurting by providing the Cubans better healthcare and education.

Castro was incredibly popular with the Cubans as he allowed for them to not only have their land and means of living and earning money back, but he also promised to better them by giving them better healthcare and education.