Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge Frontline : Season 3 Episode 12
Not Rated PBS 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: April 10th, 1985 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
The Cuban revolution of the 1950's was the first successful challenge to US preeminence in the Western hemisphere. Part 2 looks at the roots of the revolution, Fidel Castro's rise to power, the establishment of the first Communist state in the Americas, the support for his revolution abroad, and Cuba's troubled history with the United States.