History of Cuba

Communist expansion into the Western hemisphere. The USSR’s alliance with Cuba was seen as a communist ‘invasion’ and met with panic. Since the introduction of nuclear weaponry to the world stage at the end of WWII, the US and USSR began building arsenals of these weapons, something the Soviets believed they were trailing the US in. To address this, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev moved to place Soviet Nuclear Missiles in Cuba, well within striking distance of the US. He…

States occupied with an on edge, 13 day political and military in October 1962, over the establishment of atomic equipped soviet rockets on Cuba which is only 90 miles from the United States shores. On October 22, 1962 President John Kennedy advised Americans about the nearness of the rockets, he disclosed his choice to order a maritime barricade around Cuba which he made it clear the United States was set up to utilize military constrain just if it 's vital just to kill this apparent danger to…

He was born in Cuba on July 16, 1943. While working at the Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, his literary craftsmanship was noticed and he was awarded prizes at Cirilo Villaverde National. By 1967, his openly gay lifestyle and writings brought him to a disaccord with the communist Cuban government. Consequently, Reinaldo was imprisoned in 1974 for ideological deviation and for publishing abroad without consent. He successfully escaped from prison however his failed attempt to flee Cuba resulted in…

On Friday, December 2nd, I attended the Oasis Lunch and Learn event. It was located in the Oasis room in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center and the event took place from 12:00-1:00pm. I believe the majority of the people who attended were all in a multicultural club, however they did not make it clear which specific club they were all a part of. Approximately 20 students showed up to the event and the group consisted of students of all different races and backgrounds. I’ll admit I felt…

Throughout history, mulattoes have been highly glorified and fetishized. Slave masters enjoyed having mulattoes in their homes to not only flaunt their wealth and status, but also because they were captivated by their charming beauty. Many masters would cheat on their wives with mulattoes and they, the mulattoes, would in turn end up pregnant. Whether or not the pregnant mulatto was thrown out of the house was up to how strong the master and his wife’s marriage was and the wife’s overall…

to do something great. On this glorious day of October 2, 1800 the famous and greatest Nat turner was born to Nancy Turner and his father was unknown because he never knew him. Biography.com Editors explain Nat turner growing up (“Nat Turner made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest slave revolts in America. He was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, who allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion, as a small child, Turner was thought to have some…

Decolonization + Independence The Dominican Rebublic The tyrant Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ousted the chose president of the Dominican Republic in 1930 and remained in power for the next thirty-one years. Trujillo could profit by a tide of hostile to American assessment, the result of the way that the U.S. Marines had possessed that nation in 1916 and, after their withdrawal in 1924, the U.S. powers held control of the Customs Department Until his destruction in 1961 Trujillo would advance…

Are play simply for entertainment or do they elaborate on something deeper? Nilo Cruz’s play, Anna in the Tropics, introduces ideals of divorce and infidelity. The play is about a Cuban family of cigar rollers and their lives following the inclusion of a lector, Juan Julian. It is set in Florida, in 1929. Juan Julian reads Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy, and each character reacts differently to the story. Marela, daughter of the owner of the cigar factory, is fascinated with the romantic nature…

Background of Cayman Island During the dark and moonless night of the 8th of February 1794, an navigational error have resulted ten of the British ships, including a Royal Navy vessel (HMS Convert), being wrecked on the treacherous coral reefs off East End, Grand Cayman. The local people saved everyone aboard the ships, including, so the story goes, a royal prince. When Britain's King George III heard of this act of gallantry, he is said to have decreed that the people of the Cayman Islands…

The Spanish American war was a conflict between the United States, and Spain. The war was fought because a lot of people wanted cuba to become independent, and many Americans wanted their country to get a colonial empire. The war was declared on April 25, 1898, and ended on August 12, 1898. The war had officially ended with the Treaty of Paris being signed on December 10, 1898. There were many causes that contributed to the Spanish American war, some of these causes were Yellow journalism,…