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became Cuba’s trade partner and chief supporter shortly after they started signing stuff together I do not know how Fidel Castro/Cuba became such friends with the Soviet Union but they may have romantic relationship (Fidel Castro Political leader of Cuba). Before he became president and after he got out of jail he went to Mexico to plan for his overthrowing of Cuba’s dictator (Fidel Castro Biography). When he became president he passed several laws in the first several one hundred days (Fidel…

In the following paper I will attempt to use multiple sources and a wide variety of opinions to form a conclusion of whether or not the 1953 Iranian Coup d’état was successful from a geopolitical perspective. We will sift through multiple historical accounts weighing the pros and cons of and the repercussions of the 1953 coup, the benefits, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Additionally we will review two CIA documents: the first, a synopsis events before and during TPAJAX,…

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…

he embargo act on Cuba was created by John F. Kennedy in 1962. What is the embargo act and why was it created? The embargo act is when a country is being isolated from another for a certain reason. The reason the embargo act was created on Cuba was because during the cold war between communism and democracy, Cuba was communist and this meant the the U.S was an easy target to Cuba since they were so close and it also had to deal with The Cuban Missle Crisis. Their isn't a physical barrier that if…

The United States has a complicated relationship with Cuba. While our close land to Cuba makes the island nation a good trading partner, the hold the Castros have had on Cuba has stopped any chances of trade between our two countries.An embargo is when a country stops all trade travel and commerce with another country. The two countries can't trade travel or commercial their products in the other country.The U.S. International Trade Commission estimates U.S. banks lose between $684 million and…

“These islands aren 't causing this problem. And because of that, they 're powerless to save themselves” (CNN). As a resident of East Tennessee, I do not see the effects of global warming on a day-to-day basis; if I’m being honest, I do not believe I have ever really experienced this besides an abnormally warm winter’s day. I have always heard of global warming being a thing, but I never realized how it impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each day. After reading these articles,…

The USSR felt they also needed missiles with the ability to strike the United States. At the same time that Cuba felt they needed protection from America so the two countries decided to work together and place nuclear missiles in Cuba that had the ability to strike most of the US. On October 14, 1962 an American spy plane flew over Cuba and captured pictures of Soviet missiles being assembled in Cuba. President Kennedy immediately called together a group…

with the threat from communists looming over head. The threat overhead became real when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik.Because of Sputnik’s successful launch, the Soviets had the ability to launch a nuclear attack on america using missiles. Consequently, people had bomb shelters built, performed duck and cover drills, and made little kids wear dog tags out of fear of a nuclear strike. Life Magazine, which shows popular trends and styles, included a photo of a bomb shelter in…

Terminal High Altitude Air Defense which is used to destroy the nuclear missile or any sort of air attack after is has been launched towards its intended target but, in the case of “Left of launch” they hack into the missile before even launching therefore essentially making that missile a non threat.In the case of North Korea and iran using nuclear missiles the “left of launch” approach may play a huge role in stopping a nuclear missile from either being launched as test or for being launched…

Korea developed their missile technology from reverse-engineering Soviet Scud-type missiles that they acquired from Egypt in the early 1980s (Moniz). As for their nuclear program, “PyongYang received Moscow’s help from the late 1950s to the 1980s: it helped build a nuclear research reactor, provided missile designs, light-water reactors, and some nuclear fuel.” (Albert). Furthermore, Russian missile experts were present in North Korea in the 1990s and reports of Soviet missile transfers to North…