{"id":4189,"date":"2018-04-08T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T08:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=4189"},"modified":"2018-04-04T11:12:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T08:12:04","slug":"model-essay-castros-mastery-of-guerrilla-warfare-was-the-main-reason-why-he-was-able-to-take-control-of-cuba-to-what-extent-do-you-agree-with-this-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/model-essay-castros-mastery-of-guerrilla-warfare-was-the-main-reason-why-he-was-able-to-take-control-of-cuba-to-what-extent-do-you-agree-with-this-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Model Essay: “Castro’s mastery of guerrilla warfare was the main reason why he was able to take control of Cuba”. To what extent do you agree with this statement?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Model Essay: “Castro’s mastery of guerrilla warfare was the main reason why he was able to take control of Cuba”. To what extent do you agree with this statement?<\/a> (note: teacher password required).<\/p>\n

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Model Essay: “Castro’s mastery of guerrilla warfare was the main reason why he was able to take control of Cuba”. To what extent do you agree with this statement? (note: teacher password required). 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