This moved away from the Marxist idea of ​​how a revolution would happen that was a social revolution in which the working class would overthrow the bourgeoisie in a highly industrialized country. On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro led an attack on the Moncada Barracks. This event is believed to be the beginning of the Cuban Revolution and also the event that became the name of Castro's movement (Movimiento 26 Julio). The attack on the Moncada Barracks also led to the arrest of Fidel Castro. On October 16, 1953, Castro gave a four-hour speech in which he defended himself against the charges he was accused of. He later reconstructed his speech for publication, which became known as History Will Absolve Me. On April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion took place. After the Bay of Pigs, a clear change occurred in the dynamics of US-Cuba relations. The dynamics of this relationship had begun to change from 1953 to 1961, but the Bay of Pigs was the event that had far-reaching implications for both Cuba and the United States. A common misconception that is seen is the belief that Castro has always been a communist. There is a shift in his ideology that runs parallel to changes in US-Cuba relations. In History Will Absolve Me we can see that Castro neither says nor writes about Marx or Lenin in his speech. He shows socialist inclinations that are seen in his original goals for Cuba. One of the things Castro does is explain what he thinks is Cuba's current position. He writes about the problems within the current government and society and how his movement would work to address such issues. A theme that weaves in and out of History Will Absolve Me is struggle. He goes into detail to describe those people with...... middle of paper ......improvements in the Cuban education system. In 1959, only 50% of Cuban children were enrolled in school, and the 1953 Cuban census identified 23.6% as illiterate. When the campaign ended in 1961, the level of illiteracy was reduced to 3.9%. The failed Bay of Pigs invasion had far-reaching repercussions. This increased Castro's political stature in Cuba and also allowed him to establish a more prominent relationship with the Soviet Union. Even though relations between the United States and Cuba were strained due to the Spanish-American War, there was a small chance that Castro would be willing to collaborate with the United States, considering that Castro did not declare his allegiance to Marxism-Leninism until 1961. The Bay of Pigs invasion served as a catalyst for bolder Cuban-Soviet relations. The boldest Cuban-Soviet relations were seen in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963.