Battle of Santiago de Cuba

The Rough Riders were the first United States Volunteer Cavalry and was the most famous unit to fight in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. It was one of the three regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one of that three to actually see the action. The U.S Army was understaffed and undersized in juxtaposition to its size during the American Civil War nearly thirty years before. To fix this situation, President William McKinley ordered for 1,250 volunteers to serve…

The Spanish-American war occurred when spanish colonies between the Western Pacific Ocean and Latin America wanted to gain independence from Spain. War began when Cuba revolted from the Spanish government of Spain in February 1995. The United States, (which avoided foreign affairs and followed the Monroe Doctrine), involved themselves militarily once America’s investments in Cuban companies became a risk. President William McKinley did not want to involve the young nation into a war, however…

What makes a good leader by ethical and moral standards? Fidel Castro has been a figure of great controversy, especially in America, throughout his life. Some believe Castro to be the savior of Cuba while others believe him to be its downfall. There a two sides to every argument and I hope this paper will help to bring both sides into account. Fidel Castro has influenced the history of the world and American foreign policy by doing things such as overthrowing the cruel dictator Fulgencio Batista…

Some people may consider Fidel Castro to be the greatest man to ever live. However, those people are stupid communist so they are wrong. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, was born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba. He enrolled at the School of Law of the University of Havana in 1945. Castro’s main activity at the university was politics, and he joined in numerous riots during his time there. After graduating in 1950, Fidel Castro began his practice of law and became a member of the reformist Cuban…

Why did Fidel Castro come to power? Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban Politian and revolutionary who ruled Cuba for almost 5 decades. In 1959 he seized control as dictator due to Fulgencio Batista (the former dictator) being disliked by the people of Cuba because of the lack of a genuine alternative to his regime, economic problems and unemployment. To over throw him Castro led revolts and offered an alternative type of leadership which made him popular with the citizens and ultimately prime…

Cortés made an agreement that, Cortés would go from Cuba to Mexico to make trade arrangements with the indigenous tribes there but no orders to conquer or settle were made. One reason suggests that Velázquez wanted the conquering to be left to him for the fame and glory of conquering indigenous tribes along Mexico. On realizing that Cortés may want to take all the glory and fame for himself Velázquez decided he would replace Cortés with Luis De Medina but Cortés’s brother in law had him…

regard for the feelings of others. They take pleasure in seeing others hit rock bottom. Based on at Fidel Castro's malicious actions and corruption, mankind is inherently evil. Fidel Castro was born from a wealthy family in Eastern Cuba. He attended schools in Santiago de Cuba before going to a Catholic high school in Havana. He would then go to the University of Havana where he would study…

In between the years 1890 to 1897 many important events during the time impacted Cuba how they were and how they are today. Many important people were present during that time like Jose Marti and Anthony Maceo who were leaders in a revolutionary party. During those years of 1890-1897 Cuba was important because of Jose Marti, Anthony Maceo, and the start Cuban independence war which led to freedom. Jose Marti was an important person during that time when it came to the revolutionary party. He…

Dezi Arnaz, who is best known as Ricky Ricardo on the television show, I love Lucy is a native of Cuba. He as an actor, musician, and husband to Lucille Ball. In 1933, the Arnaz family home in Santiago was destroyed. Arnaz and his mother managed to escape to safety, his father, a congressman, was put in prison. Arnaz father was advised by the new chief of state, Fulgencio Batista, that he would be freed if he left the country. Arnaz father moved to Miami. He promises later to send for his family…

interest in purchasing Cuba had begun long before 1898. Following the Ten Years War, American sugar interests bought up large tracts of land in Cuba. Alterations in the U.S. sugar tariff favoring home-grown beet sugar helped foment the rekindling of revolutionary fervor in 1895. By that time the U.S. had spent more than fifty thousand dollars in Cuba and trade, mainly in sugar, was worth twice that much. War was becoming intense and had been growing in the United States, despite President…