Cuba – United States relations

Over the last several weeks, the death of the controversial figure of Fidel Castro have quite a few concerned and curious. Many, whether they are Cuban or not, are left questioning the current state of Cuba, and especially its future. As a country that played a large role in bringing two superpowers to the brink of World War III, Cuba has evolved from being a vacation hotspot for United States citizens, to a prominent symbol of a leftist, socialist government within the Western Hemisphere. (Silverman, p. 314) The evolution and radical change that has left us with the modern Cuba we now begs us to look further and beyond the path that has led it to this ongoing state. One must understand that Cuba was not always the bleeding red state it was during the Cold War; being largely a recipient of the United States foreign policy, it becomes quite evident that the shift in the US foreign policy following WWII paved the way for this modern…

that turned the revolution from an intellectual/student movement into a more popular fight of the Cuban people (Olson, 49). In turn, those that had left were predominantly white because they were a disproportionate percentage of the elite that viewed Castro as an oppressor for imprisoning those that challenged his ideas and robbing them of their assets for the benefit of others. This is an important element that is sometimes overlooked. The racial tensions in the United States were rising during…

The United States and Cuba have suffered through an extremely long and difficult relationship over the past 55 years. The conflict arose due to many political and economic differences between the two countries, as well as the actions taken by Fidel Castro. The difficulties ultimately resulted in the United States placing an embargo on Cuba around 1960. Fortunately, these broken ties may be on the path to reconciliation, as President Obama and leader of Cuba, Raul Castro, are working to heal…

The United States and Cuba have had a history marred by conflicts, but is this justification for the U.S to isolate Cuba? The Cuban embargo was designed to destroy Cuba’s post-revolutionary government, yet the Castro regime is still in power and both the American and Cuban governments have been damaged; therefore, Congress should lift the Cuban embargo. The United States and Cuba were once strong trade partners who relied on one another. By the late 1800s, the United States was purchasing…

great uncle start building up relationships outside of Cuba and saving money. When my Uncle gather enough money, he fled with his wife and two sons to Spain, where he lived peacefully until the cuban goverment found him and try to kill him and his family. He had to fled again, so he moved to Venezuela. After living there for three years the cuban government found him again, but this time my great uncle was ready. When two mens broke down into his house, my great uncle hide and wait for the right…

relationship so difficult to resolve? From 1961 to the present moment the U.S. and Cuba have had rough relationship due to many events. Each of these countries see totally different futures than each other causing them to never be able to come to an agreement with each other. Although their future to have a relationship isn’t impossible all it 's going to take is time and communication. Communication is the key component to this relationship and can be seen that it has been lacked for sometime.…

Cuba and America are only separated by ninety miles, but until 2016 a president had not been there in almost ninety years, a cruise ship has not landed there in over forty years, and commercial flights between the countries had not been around for fifty years. Relations between the U.S. and Cuba were not toxic until Fidel Castro took power in 1959. In the 1960s relations quickly plummeted before remaining in a constant state of isolation for both countries until 2008 when Raúl Castro replaced…

Introduction The United States decided to apply aggressive and imperialistic policies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries whereby it made significant efforts to expand, extend and protect its economic and political presence worldwide (Oakes & Kia,2004). It was an era that had an impact on many territories around the world. One of the nations that were affected by such policies was Cuba. This essay focuses on a discussion on whether the US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence…

The reading from this class have helped me put those two assessments of the life of the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, into perspective by allowing me understand how certain events that happened around the world. They help me see the impacted that Castro had on the life of Cubans. I had been exposed to The Cold War and some of the events related to Cuba like the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis but, that was a while back. So, if I tried to put these two assessments into perspective before…

7th, 2012 was the 50th anniversary of the embargo whose goal was to stronghold Cuba into adopting a democratic government. In the 50 years of its enforcement the Cuban government has shown no sign of becoming a democracy and there is no practical reason to think that the embargo will suddenly change the country’s policies after all this time. It made sense back in 1962 to enact the embargo against Cuba, but the Soviet Union has since dissolved and the fear of spreading Communism can no…