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Relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba can only be regarded as tumultuous and calls into question the morality of various governmental actions concerning both parties. The Cuban embargo, enacted under President Eisenhower, clearly depicts the rise and fall of tensions between the two nations. In America, the ethicality of the Cuban embargo remains a frequently debated topic. However, individuals properly briefed on past and present relations between the United…

As a response to the United States’s failure in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the USSR was allowed to intervene in Cuba by their president, Fidel Castro. The USSR wanted to establish nuclear missiles, which they would be 90 miles away from the United States’ southern mainland. This USSR’s threat wasn’t taken lightly by the United States’ president, John F. Kennedy, who decided to form a blockade of Cuba and increase the tight tension between…

After watching the “Clouds over Cuba” documentary, I have learned about various facts and concepts that I did not have complete prior knowledge of. The two most important facts I learned were that the United States of America was a divided nation when President John F. Kennedy came into power and Kennedy inherited a plan from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration. The former fact was discussed in the first chapter of the documentary titled “Context” while the latter was discussed in…

Espinosa book, “The Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence” delineates on the beginning of the epidemic yellow fever and how it has impacted US and Cuba relations. This disease originated in Cuba in 1878 and later made its way to the Southern and Northern United states where it infected a large amounts of the population. This disease was killing many Americans causing business to halt and everyday life to stop which also in turn meant that one of American most valuable income sources…

just a phone call or email away, where telegrams seemed to be the main communication device during President Kennedy’s time. Telegrams could take days to receive and respond to, so clearly 2017 has the advantage in communication. During the Cuban Missile Crisis President John Kennedy and Former Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev would go back and forth for days, via telegram, which today is not even an option. All President Blank has to do is pick up the phone, and it is that easy. The level of…

the Americans and the USSR, Canada played a huge role during the process. However, The cold war did have a negative impact on the relationship between Canada and the United States because of the Cuban missile crisis, Avro Arrow, and Bomarc missiles. To begin with, on October 15 1962, the Cuban missile…

tensions rose even higher because of the Cuban missile crisis (Bay). The Cuban missile crisis made American citizens worry about nuclear warheads from the Soviet Union placed in Cuba. The American people became upset even more when President Kennedy made an announcement that the United States of America was on the brink of war because of the proximity of Cuba to America. President Kennedy stated in this announcement to the country that if any missile was launched from Cuba it would be treated as…

The United States had been using a spy plane for several years flying over the Soviet Union it started in 1953. But, it wasn’t until May 1, 1960 that the plane was shot down by a missile the Soviets shot. When the plane was shot down the Soviets had captured the pilot, Francis Powers and was put sentenced to prison for ten years, because he was captured he had to reveal what the U.S. was doing with the search. This caused a clash between both the Soviets and the U.S. and the allies that emerged…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. He is viewed as one of the greatest leaders our country has ever had. He was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the second born of nine children to his parents Joseph and Rose Kennedy. John grew up in a wealthy family. Both of his grandfathers were prominent Boston politicians and his father was a successful businessman with a degree from Harvard. Each summer, he spent time at the family’s…

John F. Kennedy, being the youngest president ever at the time and also the first to be born in the 20th century, was a reflection on his success as well. Kennedy was one of the first presidents to favor desegregation, most exemplified by his admission of Thurgood Marshall into the U.S. Supreme Court. Although Kennedy’s support of desegregation did not necessarily turn into federal law or any tangible outcome it assumedly led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted under Lyndon B. Johnson.…