History of Cuba

My president John F. Kennedy affected the cold war the greatest out of all the presidents. John F. Kennedy once stated “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty” he kept true to this throughout the cold war especially his presidency. He used his foreign policy, Flexible response to help to beat and succeed the events that took place…

The animosity between the United States and Cuba goes back all the way to 1961, when the two countries severed their ties. To add a little background, the Cold War is the source of the major feud between the two national powers. Fidel Castro along with some revolutionaries, claimed power in Havana in 1961 and claimed to have a communist political government set in place. Despite speculation to the government, the United States sent recognition to the group. It was not long after being in power…

largest empires in the world and became one of the first global empires in world history. The Empire had its ups and downs but for the most part, it was constantly making progress. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Columbus and the Pinzon brothers set sail west and ended up in the Bahamas. Later, Diego Columbus established the first secure Spanish colony at Santo Domingo. In 1515, The Spanish complete the conquest of Cuba and establish the town of Havana. The Spanish Empire accomplished many…

Cuba has diverse religious groups that reflect it's turbulent political and religious history. Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion practiced today, it was introduced by Spanish settlers during mass migrations in the 19th and 20th centuries however, post the 1959 Cuban revolution, the country was considered to be an atheistic state. It was during this time that Cuba also promoted atheism which came in direct conflict with the church. Atheism accounts for roughly 23% of the total…

1952, and along with naming himself president, deposed of the current president Carlos Prio Socarras. Batista then cancelled the oncoming presidential elections and declared a new system that he described as a “disciplined democracy”. The people of Cuba saw this seizing of power as a dictatorship and created rebellion groups that began to speak and act out against the government. These small rebel groups transformed into what is now known as the Cuban Revolution. One of the more well-known…

Plot Summary: “The Old Man and The Sea,” written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1952, relates the difficult life of an old Cuban fisherman that struggles in his profession for a long period of time until he catches the biggest fish in his life. The story begins presenting readers the fact that Santiago, the old fisherman, has been eighty-four days without catching a fish. This uncomfortable situation leads Manolin, a teenager who works with Santiago, to leave him under his father’s…

4.2 John F. Kennedy – In movie and in real life “Thirteen Days” is a fictional dramatized movie, which follows the events during the Cuban Missile Crisis chronologically. The movie follows the presidential advisor Kenny O’Donnell and the Kennedy brothers as well as the meetings with the ExCom members. When Kennedy was elected president in 1960 and began his presidency in 1961, he was a popular man. Being the youngest president he had a certain charisma, which people loved. When Kennedy married…

There are themes throughout history that appear in various different places and in very different timeframes. Comparing the similarities and differences between ideological shifts that took place worlds away is essential to understanding the world we live in. In Fidel Castro’s An Interview with Dan Rather, Maximillian Robespierre’s Revolutionary Speech, and Charles de Gaulle’s Comments on Algeria one can examine the similarities and differences in ideological shifts. Each differed in the…

describes the calendar year 1898 as being a significantly important year culturally for Cuba and its then state of music. Described by Acosta as “a symbol of a generation of intellectuals”¹, there was a musical abundance in Cuba that seemed to have attracted the world once the U.S. began to notice. Cuba quickly became an honored destination for blended genres that drew various inspirations from Europe and Africa—where Cuba would then distribute to the U.S. and further solidify their influence.…

In “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause” (New York: Penguin, 2008), Tom Gjelten highlights the importance of the story of Bacardi family which helped explain the evolution of Cuba as a nation. Gjelten focused on the entire family from the beginning and described certain Bacardi family members who played a vital role in the Cuban Wars of independence. There is also focus on the fifty year period between 1902 and 1952 and the actions of the family members. Gjelten’s…