Historical Atlas of North America (1 January 1959)

Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 01 Jan 1959 (American Superpower: Cuban Revolution), showing the following events: RDS-1; People’s Republic of China; Korean War; Batista seizes power in Cuba; Civil Rights Movement; Castro arrives in Cuba on Granma; Sputnik 1; West Indies Federation; Operation Verano; Overthrow of Batista.

C a n a d a

M e x i c o

U n i t e d S t a t e s

o f A m e r i c a

W e s t I n d i e s F e d e r a t i o n(UK)

Leeward Is.(UK terr.)

Nl. Antilles(under Neth.)

Mexico

Ottawa

Washington DC

Aug 1949Soviets test their
first atomic bomb

Oct 1949Communist victory
in China

Jun 1950–Jul 1953Korean War

Mar 1952Batista seizes
power in Cuba

May 1954–Apr 1968Civil Rights Movement
ends legal racial
discrimination

Dec 1956Castro returns to
Cuba aboard Granma

Oct 1957Soviets launch Sputnik,
marking beginning of
“Space Race” with US

Jan 1958West Indies Federation
formed from British
Caribbean colonies

May–Aug 1958Batista’s offensive
against Castro fails

21 Aug 1958–2 Jan 1959Castro’s rebels
overthrow Batista

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North America, 01 Jan 1959: Cuban Revolution
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