Cuban American

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.…

On this essay, I will be responding my thesis about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Since the Cuban revolution happened in 1959, problematic situations and tensions increased mainly between the United States, Cuba and the USSR. Before Castro’s revolution, the United States had heavy political and economical influence on the Cuban island, due to 1895, where the Americans helped the Cubans fight against the Spanish. Fidel Castro, belonged to the Communist party. When he got to power in 1959, he…

the country’s sugar industry. During the 1950s, Cuba was a very popular destination place for American tourists, as the 60s approached those numbers would decrease significantly after the country established itself as the first communist state. By being an ally of the Soviets and the powerful dictatorship of Fidel Castro, Cuba posed a threat for the United States, from the late 50s to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the year 1962. Though the Missile Crisis had ended, relations between the…

The shape of modern day Cuban society is undoubtedly and irreversibly built on the goal of withstanding imperialistic advances from the United States. Since the end of the 19th century, the United States has attempted to shape Cuba into an expendable asset that helps drive the economical wagon of the most powerful nation on earth. In this paper I will discuss the imperialistic endeavours America subjected Cuba to prior to the Cuban Revolution, how biased and misinformed reporting on Cuba has…

The country of Cuba has a lot of great features. The leader of Cuba is Raúl Castro. The official currency is the Cuban peso. It is divided into 100 centavos. Pesos are divided into 1, 3,5,1,20,50,100. The Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) was founded by the Cuban financial authorities to take out all foreign currencies from circulation, and offer an alternative that is equal to US dollars. It replaces the dollar as currency where previous dollars were quoted in places such as hotels, restaurants and…

Cubans predominantly get their knowledge in school but being a communist country, information is altered or omitted. Having visited Cuba as a boy, another means of access are a kind of internet café, though popular the time it takes just waiting in line…

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, forming the first communist country in the western hemisphere, and playing a key role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Fidel was born August 13th, 1926 out of wedlock between Angel Castro, who was a wealthy sugar plantation owner, and Lina Ruz Gonzalez…

Fidel Castro was a man whom people looked up to after he overthrew the government of Batista, but also a man who tore apart the country economically with his idea of a communist government in Cuba. After his death, the future for the Cuban people was unknown with the new leader, Raul Castro (Fidel's Brother), coming into power. Fidel Castro promoted autocracy in Cuba by jailing his political opponent and those who opposed him, taking property and land from private landowners, and forced…

this ‘normalization’ on Caribbean nations. The lifting of the Cuban embargo has serious implications for the Caribbean such as an increase in trade among foreign nations and Cuba this resulting in a reduction in trade among other Caribbean nations;…

The story is based on the true story of a young lieutenant during the Spanish-American War. The lieutenant, Andrew Summers Rowan, was shipped out to Cuba by himself with an important mission: to carry a message to Garcia. Hubbard’s story reveals Rowan’s reason for delivering the message. Garcia was the leader of the Cuban insurgents. The president of the United States at the time, William McKinley, needed the cuban insurgents and Garcia’s help for the war. Not knowing how to win over the…