Cubans

Some of the threats to democracy are rebellion, government problems and the rise of drugs. The Cuban Revolution is one of them. Civil war took place in Cuban between Dec. 2, 1956 and Jan. 2, 1959. This revolution happened because of the brutal suppression and poverty that was occurring the rule of Fulgencio Batista (a dictator). Fidel Castro fought against the government’s army under Batista. The Cuban people supported Castro’s promised. He used guerilla tactics, ambushes, raids and hit…

January 28th 1961 Kennedy authorized the continuation of the invasion. Kennedy’s committee approved the invasion on February 7th 1960. The plan’s success was contingent on 3,500 Cubans expected to join the force to overthrow Castro, they would assist the 1,500 men they started off with. The CIA later saw that Castro had more support in Cuba than originally anticipated and that the plan should be adjusted accordingly. Kennedy’s committee…

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 States and Cuba will, without a doubt,…

Millions of people recognize Ernesto “Che” Guevara as an icon of rebellion through his involvement with the Cuban Revolution, along with the other facets he facilitated in the opposition oppression. Aside from the political impact Che Guevara made during the Cuban Revolution, not many people know the accuracy behind the revolutionary’s commitment to unity, equity and freedom of Latin American citizens. Che Guevara was extremely dedicated to fighting injustice and oppression, but was often…

THE CUBAN MISILE CRISIS: THE RESPONSIBILITY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE UPHELD THROUGHOUT THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS The Cuban Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis consisted of an intense 13-day period of political and military confrontation. Within this period of time from October 14, 1962, to October 28, 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States were at a standstill with each other. When U.S. leaders revealed that the Soviets were installing nuclear missiles in Cuba, they were astonished (Brown…

On January 1, 1959, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro overthrew the military regime of the dictator, Fulgencio Batista, in a guerilla movement. Fidel implemented the Cuban literacy campaign shortly after the coup d'etat as a social reform effort to eliminate illiteracy in the country and consolidate power. The campaign began at the start of 1961 and ended on December 22. In Children of the Revolution: A Yankee Teacher in the Cuban Schools, American writer Jonathan Kozol, provides insight…

Countries use embargoes as a way to cut off all ties with another country. Dictionary.com defines an embargo as a restriction that a government imposes upon commerce with another country. In 1959 a guerrilla resistance movement overthrew the Cuban government and began to take actions that were bad for the American economy. In October of 1960, the United States put an embargo on trade with Cuba because of the actions from the new government put into place and controlled by Fidel Castro. Tensions…

He also served as a president for the Cuban government and helped then as a nation. He is involved in one of the most known almost nuclear wars the Cuban missile crisis. President Dwight Eisenhower broke off diplomatic relations with the Cuban government. On April 16, Castro formally declared Cuba a socialist state. The following day, 1,400 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. This leads…

literature currently disseminating within academia and mainstream research regarding American and Cuban encounters. “On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, and Culture”, is another Louis A. Pérez production that emphasizes the evolutions and transitions between, above, and below the two countries. The 579-page text is a tedious read, but a thorough history of the cultural significance the U.S. has on Cuban society. Pérez accomplishes this by studying the period between the mid-nineteenth…

would only serve to benefit the government rather than the impoverished Cuban citizens. The government practically owns the Cuban economy and foreign trade is carried through the Cuban agencies that support the regime. For example, all foreign companies are obligated to pay in hard currency (such as dollars and euros) to the Cuban government. However, from these wages, the state pays in the local currency which are in Cuban pesos. Only a small percentage goes to all the employees working…