cio ▁Bat ista . ▁Cuba ' s ▁revolution ▁contributed ▁to ▁es cal ating ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁USS R ▁during ▁Cold ▁War , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁failed ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion ▁by ▁Cub an ▁ex iles ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Today , ▁Cuba ▁is ▁moving ▁more ▁towards ▁Capital ism ▁and ▁a ▁free - market ▁economy , ▁as ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁( CD A ) ▁bel ieves ▁Castro ' s ▁policies ▁during ▁his ▁rule ▁fost ered ▁" an ▁accept ance ▁that ▁market ▁forces ▁can ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁economic ▁policy ▁and ▁that ▁economic ▁growth ▁must ▁be ▁the ▁central ▁criter ion ▁to ▁judge ▁economic ▁success ." ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁▁ ▁The ▁August ▁Revolution ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁led ▁by ▁revolution ary ▁leader ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁his ▁V iet ▁Min h . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Japanese ▁fasc ists ▁in ▁Ind och ina ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁S out heast ▁Asia ) ▁began ▁to ▁experience ▁significant ▁resistance ▁to ▁their ▁colonial ▁rule . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁both ▁France ▁and ▁Japan ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁people ▁realized ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁an ▁u pr ising , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁blo ody ▁August ▁In sur