The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after
World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (U.S and its NATO Allies) and the Eastern Bloc ( the Soviet Union and its Satellite States). The Cold War happened from 1947 until 1991. The cold war had several negative impacts on the U.S, the Soviet Union and also affected some other countries like Cuba, Mexico, Germany, Egypt, Japan, Panama and Czechoslovakia. The other countries got affects such as Cuba due to the arms race between Russia and America , since both feared each other due to both of them having strong nuclear weapon. Cuba got involved as the U.S was trying to impede Cuba from aligning with USSR. When Fidel rose to power ,he went to …show more content…
This led to the “Cuban Missile Crisis”. Both the Soviet Union and Cuba were allied against the United States. When President Kennedy saw the missiles that were placed by the Soviet Union into Cuba , the U.S “decided to put a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent more supplies from coming into Cuba from the Soviet Union”. The Cuban Missile Crisis caused a great mistrust between the U.S and Cuba. There was also impact on Cuba, culturally, such as the Cuban Revolution. The Cuban Revolution was an “armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro.” The Fidel revolutionary government replaced the Cuban government changing into communism in 1959. So much of mistrust was created between the U.S and Cuban citizens that they feared a nuclear conflict. For example, it is stated that “they also feared that it would lead to World War III”. Overall, this article showed how the cold war had a vital and a negative impact on Cuba in several different …show more content…
The article discusses of “the bay of pigs”, “the Cuban missile crisis ”, and how these events impacted Cuba and the U.S. For instance it is stated that “An almost total embargo on Cuba was imposed by the U.S. a year later, with Kennedy stepping up partial sanctions initiated in 1960 and banning all trade with the island... next year, financial transactions and travel by Americans were barred, too.” The Cold War crippled the Cuban economy due to less trade and financial transactions. Miranda Leitsinger also states that “as the political and economic relationships worsened, the U.S. had to tackle another issue: Cuban refugees” and “Cuba last year said the consequences of the embargo had amounted to $1.1 trillion in losses for the island.”As result of the Cold War many Cuban people fled from Cuba, about “125,000 Cubans did” and the embargo imposed on Cuba by the U.S due to strained relationship caused significant loss for Cuba. The Cold War had significant impacts on Cuba in several different ways.
The Cold War, the Cuban Revolution , the Cuban missile crisis, and the embargo affected Cuba greatly. This brought many changes along for Cuba such as a struggling economy, fewer amount of Cubans due to many refugees leaving Cuba, and a strained relationship with the
World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (U.S and its NATO Allies) and the Eastern Bloc ( the Soviet Union and its Satellite States). The Cold War happened from 1947 until 1991. The cold war had several negative impacts on the U.S, the Soviet Union and also affected some other countries like Cuba, Mexico, Germany, Egypt, Japan, Panama and Czechoslovakia. The other countries got affects such as Cuba due to the arms race between Russia and America , since both feared each other due to both of them having strong nuclear weapon. Cuba got involved as the U.S was trying to impede Cuba from aligning with USSR. When Fidel rose to power ,he went to …show more content…
This led to the “Cuban Missile Crisis”. Both the Soviet Union and Cuba were allied against the United States. When President Kennedy saw the missiles that were placed by the Soviet Union into Cuba , the U.S “decided to put a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent more supplies from coming into Cuba from the Soviet Union”. The Cuban Missile Crisis caused a great mistrust between the U.S and Cuba. There was also impact on Cuba, culturally, such as the Cuban Revolution. The Cuban Revolution was an “armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro.” The Fidel revolutionary government replaced the Cuban government changing into communism in 1959. So much of mistrust was created between the U.S and Cuban citizens that they feared a nuclear conflict. For example, it is stated that “they also feared that it would lead to World War III”. Overall, this article showed how the cold war had a vital and a negative impact on Cuba in several different …show more content…
The article discusses of “the bay of pigs”, “the Cuban missile crisis ”, and how these events impacted Cuba and the U.S. For instance it is stated that “An almost total embargo on Cuba was imposed by the U.S. a year later, with Kennedy stepping up partial sanctions initiated in 1960 and banning all trade with the island... next year, financial transactions and travel by Americans were barred, too.” The Cold War crippled the Cuban economy due to less trade and financial transactions. Miranda Leitsinger also states that “as the political and economic relationships worsened, the U.S. had to tackle another issue: Cuban refugees” and “Cuba last year said the consequences of the embargo had amounted to $1.1 trillion in losses for the island.”As result of the Cold War many Cuban people fled from Cuba, about “125,000 Cubans did” and the embargo imposed on Cuba by the U.S due to strained relationship caused significant loss for Cuba. The Cold War had significant impacts on Cuba in several different ways.
The Cold War, the Cuban Revolution , the Cuban missile crisis, and the embargo affected Cuba greatly. This brought many changes along for Cuba such as a struggling economy, fewer amount of Cubans due to many refugees leaving Cuba, and a strained relationship with the