History of Cuba

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 University 1962). The brink of nuclear destruction was upon us and the fate of national security was in President John F. Kennedy’s hands. Discussions of the events were deliberated through weekly official meetings…

Emerging from World War II, the Cold War was a time of great tension between Russia and the U.S. Previously during WWII Russia and the U.S. had both fought on the same side against Germany. After the war, Russia and the U.S. were watching each other very closely in fear. This tension was called “The Cold War” because no major fighting took place between the two sides. However both sides came quite close to a full blown war. This heightened tension and competition led to the brink of war; it all…

situation in Cuba and the United States in 1960 and 1961. Insight into the internal conflict between the Kennedy’s administration, the CIA’s disputable decisions, and President John F. Kennedy’s inexperience as president, will shed light onto the question: To what extent did the shortcomings and limitations of John F. Kennedy’s administration reflect onto The Bay of Pigs incident in 1961? The primary source that will be evaluated is a publication of the secret CIA report on the invasion of Cuba.…

Bangladesh, and Argentina to state the least. As a Cuban- American, I assimilated with the cultures and thrived during my trips to Cuba. Each trip classified my identify to one I wished to not hold, but soon grew to love. I aspired to connect with the ethnicities around the world in order to not be seen as just a Cuban. However, the accommodation since I was a year old to travel to Cuba yearly allowed me to gain the experience and awareness directed towards my heritage. The variety…

beginning on December 2, 1956 and ending on January 2, 1959. The guerilla forces led by Fidel Castro, fought to defeat the army and Fulgencio Batista, Cuba's current dictator of that time. Sailing from Mexico, where he was exiled, to Las Coloradas beach, Cuba, Fidel Castro, his brother Raul, and their small militia shared the goal of conquering Batista. Although Castro and his men were defeated during the first altercation, his surviving men escaped to the jungles of Sierra Maestra where they…

The history of mankind has brought about many instances where there have been episodes of mass hysteria. Although history is taught so that we may learn from past mistakes, there is still a tendency for it to repeat itself. Epidemics of false accusations and innocent executions seem all too familiar in the study of humankind. In the late 1600s, several small Massachusetts towns had executed many of their citizens under the false pretense that they had been practicing witchcraft. There was a…

Many of those who write about the Cuban Revolution have credited him as being the soul of the revolution (Valdés 27). His rhetoric in History Will Absolve Me is partly a testament to that sentiment. As stated, the speech largely outline the goals Castro hoped the revolution would accomplish and his reasoning for trying to seize Moncada. Still, the language that he employs in this speech is similar to rhetoric that he used decades forward. This speech did not gain instant attention, but its…

In the Time of butterflies In the book “in the time of the butterflies” by Julia Alavarez, Julia takes us back to what was living life during Rafael Trujillos dictatorship. Julia tells us the story of the Mirabal sisters, who fought against Trujillo dictatorship after Trujillo was in blamed for the death of their father. In a brief summary, Julia starts with Dede; the only sister left as she tells the story of her sisters through flashbacks to an American reporter. The location was Dominican…

military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in 1953. They were out maned so he fled to mountains but was captured weeks later. Another difference was the makeup of the two societies. Cuba was mad up of decedents of slaves. Castro 's revolution would develop under the shadow of American government when it was a colony of Spain, US expansionists want to make Cuba a state of the union US intervention, during Cuba 's fight for independence helped them break Spain 's grip Cuba allowed US to set up a…

Ambitious leaders Throughout history there have always been leaders with strong ambitions and some of their ambitions were worth the price and the others were not. For people like Cesar Chavez, who was able to fulfill his ambition, the price was worth it because it helped a lot of people. On the other hand, people like Che Guevara and Robert E. Lee’s ambitions were not worth the price because it resulted in not being able to fulfill those ambitions. Guevara was killed and Lee lost the war.…