Compare and contrast: Egypt - Nasser & Cuba - Castro

'23 July Revolution' in Egypt & 'Movimiento de 26 Julio' in Cuba

Compare and contrast the significance of these events for Nasser's and Castro's rise to power.

('Movimiento de 26 Julio' = Attack on the Moncada Barracks)

1) Explain the main content of events.
2) What were the causes?
3) What were the consequences?
4) How successful were these actions? 
5) Analyse from the perspective of change and continuation.

Domestic policies

1) Castro: Watch the BBC documentary from 33 minutes until the end and make notes on these issues:
- domestic policies > social, economic and agrarian reforms (in textbook in pages 93-96)
- use of force/ treatment of opposition (in textbook in pages 87-89, 97-99)
- ideology, propaganda, cult of personality
+ foreign policy/ impact of the Cold War 

The 'Special Period (in Time of Peace)' (1989-ca. 2000) was entered as a response to the impact of the collapse of the USSR (in textbook in pages 99-105).

2) Nasser: three groups
A. Agrarian policy (in textbook Pages 29-32): How successful were Nasser's agrarian reforms and what was their impact on his consolidation of power?
B. Economic policy and industralization (pages 33-35): How successful was Nasser's industrialization policy and to what extent could it be characterized as socialist?
C. Treatment of opposition (in textbook pages 24-25, 36-39): How significant was this for Nasser's consolidation of power?

Base on six key-terms!