Sociology

General Statement (hook or jazzy beginning)
Fidel Castro never gave up in his determination to overthrow Batista even after being imprisoned.

B. Introduce event or organization and provide relevant and basic background information
The Cuban Revolution was the period when Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista. This happened in the year 1959.The Cuban people had previously been subjected to high levels of dictatorship. Through the support of the guerilla fighters and the masses, Castro came into power, and advocated for a Marxist-Leninist Society.

C. Thesis statement (What your argument is what you are going to prove in your paper
The essay will discuss the rule of Castro and how he overthrew Batista in relation to the effects of the domestic and foreign policies that Castro introduced in Cuba.

1. First Guiding Question How did the rule of Batista and the actions of Fidel Castro lead to the Cuban revolution

A. Supporting Detail  1 The July 26 Movement was a group formed by Castro which attacked the Moncada barracks.

1. Quote or paraphrase The first attempt that Castro made in a bid to overthrow Fulgencio Batista was the Attack of the Moncada army Barracks (The National Archives, 1993, par.1-4).
 
2. Substantiation The first plan of overthrowing Batista was however unsuccessful. It led to the death of several members of Castros troupe. This led to Castros imprisonment for two years who was later released as a result of pressure from the public. He did not give up as he left for Mexico to plan for a fresh attack.

B. Supporting detail 2 Castro was the leader of the July 26 Movement, which was responsible for the Moncada army barracks attack.

1. Quote or paraphrase This is the group that was liquidated and fused with the Communist Party of Cuba when Castro came to power (Weisbord, 1962, par.13).

2. Substantiation Before Castro got into power, the July 26 Movement had fled when they lost to Batista. The troupe came back to Cuba in the 1956 and set up their base in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. Though they lost again, they managed to attack isolated garrisons and obtained arms.
 
C. Supporting Detail  3 Batistas dictatorial rule.

1 .Quote or Paraphrase Several innocent people were subjected to torture as they were executed in public (The National Archives, 1993, par.6-10).

2. Substantiation The tortured people were suspected to have collaborated with Castro. They were tortured so as to give more information on Castro and his army operations. This action made the guerilla fighters to increase their zeal to fight and overthrow him. Though Castro had support from the U.S., he lost to Castro. This was as a result of the Cuban people boycotting the polls. Batista fled the country and Castro became the President of Cuba.

Second Guiding Question HowWhy did Castro get power

A. Supporting Detail  1 There was a formation of two groups, the guerilla fighters based in Sierra Maestra Mountains and the Ilano group made of the Cuban middle-class and professionals whose operations were secret.

1. Quote or Paraphrase Raul Ernesto Guevara formed the ilano and the guerilla fighters. The July 26 Movement was greatly supported by the Cuban people. (The National Archives, 2003.par7,).

2. Substantiation The July 26 movement was supported by National bodies which consisted of professionals, the influential middle class and forty five other organizations.

B. Supporting Detail  2 Castro received great support from the peasants.

1. Quote or Paraphrase Castro distributed land to the peasants when the guerilla took control of Cuba (The National Archives, 2003, par.9-11).

2. Substantiation The peasants helped Castro in overthrowing Batista for they were his strong supporters. Castro was also supported by the Catholic priests, the students from the Cuban cities. The strong support of Fidel was shown when the Cubans boycotted the polls, and Castro troops left the Sierra Mountains and marched to the cities. Batista fled after consulting with the U.S. government.

C. Supporting Detail 3 Castro becomes the new Cuban president.

1. Quote or Paraphrase Castro stated that the revolution was characterized precisely by its newness, by the fact that it will do things that have never been done before (Castro, 1959, par1-4).

2. Substantiation After Castro became President, the Capital city of Cuba became Santiago de Cuba .This is because revolution started here, and this is where the Sierra Mountains were located.

Third Guiding Question What were the domestic and foreign policies that were introduced by Castro (Bunck, 1994, p2).
 
A. Supporting Detail  1 Castro introduced several changes when he came into power.

1. Quote or Paraphrase He was determined to do away with all the pre-revolutionary attitudes and values that existed. All the views that he presented were in line with the Orthodox Marxist theory.

2. Substantiation The different political and economic institutions that existed were created by Ernesto Guevara and Fidel Castro. All the banks, businesses and media houses in Cuba were controlled by the government. The education system established Marxist-Leninist objectives and principles, and did away with the Catholic Church. A domestic intelligence organization was also formed.

B. Supporting Detail  2 Cuba completed the building of a socialist economy.

1. Quote or Paraphrase The Cuban People were transformed to co-operative property owners (Weisbord, 1962, par4-5).  

2. Substantiation Cuba joined the Soviet orbit .It broke away from the United States and brought an anti-U.S. movement in Latin America. The Cuban government confiscated all the plantations and estates.

C. Supporting Detail  3 The rule of Castro in had its advantages and disadvantages.

1. Quote or Paraphrase The Castro regime discouraged cultural ills in Cuba and was in strong support for women liberation (Bunck, 1994, p.87). Cubans fled to other Islands and were referred to as Cubans in Diaspora (Fernandez, 1992, p.47).There was a fall in the Gross National Product of the country, unemployment and poverty (Weisbord, 1962, par.11).
 
2. Substantiation Castro replaced the ills of elitism, greed, laziness and racism with the introduction of a Marxist-Leninist Society. Castro also encouraged women to join the labor force and urged men to allow the women enjoy liberation. On the other hand, the violation of human rights in Cuba led to some Cubans fleeing to other Islands. Castro inhibited private investment by nationalizing all the industries.

VI. Conclusion
A. Revisit your thesis statement
The rule of Castro after he overthrew Batista was characterized by introduction of domestic and foreign policies.

B. Recap main ideas in your research.
The July 26 movement was responsible for leading Castro into power, and he introduced the Marxist-Leninist Society.
Impact of the event on world history.
The Cuban revolution became a source of admiration from Latin America and the world for resisting dictatorship.