Communist Party of Cuba

There were several major causes for the collapse of the Soviet Union. After Soviet leaders extended their navy and support for rebel movements; the United States restated an anti-Soviet posture in 1981, when Ronald Regan threatened the Soviet regime with intensive military spending. After 1985 a new Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, tried to save communism by introducing reforms. Gorbachev’s attempts to salvage communism failed and in 1989 after communism was replaced with solidarity the Berlin…

reform within the organization. Parmet (1983, 158) later mentions in his work, “ No Cuba Study group was needed to tell him [JFK] about the collective responsibility. The CIA had been wrong. The military had been wrong. He later responded by shifting personnel.” JFK took responsibility for what had taken place in Cuba, but he was not about to go down alone. In JFK’s eyes, the CIA was to blame for the catastrophe in Cuba and he would make his voice heard. “It’s a hell of a way to learn things”,…

nations, one was the communist industrial North Korea and the other was non-communist rural South Korea. The Soviet Union supported North Korea and the United States supported South Korea. On July 17, 1953 a treaty was signed that ended the Korean War. There was no winner in the war because until today, Korea remained divided. Another example of Cold War influencing Asia is the Vietnam War. It is similar to the Korean War. The Northern part of Vietnam was supported by communists while the South…

What Happen if Germany had won World War II? War can be described by others as one of the most brutal events on the planet, having nations capable of mass destruction is something we don’t want to experience. But, how would the world change if Germany had won the war? Seemingly throughout the war Germany is considered one of the most powerful forces on the planet so how could a powerhouse like them change the world we in live in today? Surprisingly not much would have changed the Cold War…

Détente In 1959, Fidel Castro took out a crook named Fulgencio Bautista In 1961, an American operation that tried to off this fool, Castro sadly failed.. “Bay of Pigs” In 1962, Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet leader) placed stupid Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba JFK(Lady Killer) figured out a way to get nukes outta there. #strikeout The Vietnam War Diem (Leader of Vietnam) was backed up by big CEO’s boy, Roman Catholics, and large landowners but poor hated this fool cuz he was a crook The enormous…

and influential philosopher of the 19th century. His social, economic, and political theories, collectively known as Marxism, have had a significant impact on numerous intellectuals, labor unions, and political parties throughout history. Certain countries such as Russia, China, and Cuba are just a few of which that have adopted Marx 's ideals. Marx was born on May 5th, 1818 in Prussia (modern-day Germany). Karl Marx was a philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and most…

Treaty of Versailles. Cuba and Russia’s fascist governments were established through violent means: Fidel Castro launched a coup d'etat in 1959 and Stalin eliminated all of his opposers in order to win through “elections”. Although Japan had an “emperor” in place, its strong military overpowered him and ruled Japan.…

standards, vary based on location, time, and communities. In This reflection will be analyzing how practitioners of a religion adapt to society without losing their true sense of self. The community in which African slaves had to become acclimated with in Cuba was one of division, inconsistency, and coercion (Olmos 34). The expectations that the slave owners had for the Cuban slave society were the “pervasive and overwhelming interests” of the plantation owners (Olmos 34). Despite the…

own informal contacts within the foreign affairs bureaucracy. Also as mentioned in the textbook, “Kennedy though that Eisenhower and Secretaries Dulles and Herter had all but ceded the newly emerging states in Latin America, Asia and Africa to the communists” (pg.675). Kennedy’s foreign policy did not back up what he mentioned during his inaugural speech in which he stated, “let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship,…

US air reconnaissance discovered Soviet missiles being moved into Cuba that could reach the United States within minutes if launched. After several meetings with his advisors, Kennedy ordered a quarantine of Cuba. With the world on edge, the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, and John F Kennedy came to an agreement. In exchange for the promise of the United States not to invade Cuba, the Soviet Union would remove its missiles from Cuba. Another part of the agreement, not widely known to the…