Raúl Castro

José Martí, a national hero in Cuba, writes about his country’s journey to independence. The time period he is living in is not a relaxing one where one is “sleeping in a nightcap,” but rather one of “weapons for a pillow” (1). Cuba is vying for its independence from imperialist Spain while trying to fend off America in the north. He begins his essay by condemning the Cubans who have turned away from their own country and its people, calling them “conceited villagers” (1). The Europeans who…

This businesslike structure allows for the Sicilian Mafia to gain control over small towns throughout Sicily giving the local people and local government no chance to exterminate the Mafia. Although the government has tried to intervene before to exterminate the Mafia from Sicily, it has never been fully effective. The Mafia thrives off of filling the gaps that the government does not which is why the most effective attempt to rid Sicily of the Mafia was during Mussolini’s ruling during World…

Barrera told the Associated Press that Fidel Castro never played an important role in his life: Studying, he said, would be a better use of his time than attending memorials • Castro died at 10.29pm on Friday night, his brother Raul Castro announced on Cuban state TV • The controversial leader led Cuba for nearly half a century as both prime minister and president • Vladimir Putin has branded…

McNamara (who was Secretary of Defense during the Cuban Missile Crisis) wrote in his book, “It wasn't until January, 1992, in a meeting chaired by Castro in Havana, Cuba, that I learned 162 nuclear warheads, including 90 tactical warheads, were on the island at the time of this critical moment of the crisis. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, and Castro got very angry with me because I said, ‘Mr. President, let's stop this meeting. This is totally new to me, I'm not sure I got the…

When visiting a new city, I like to dive deep into the cities or countries history, and not just recent but also ancient history. Cuba is no exception. Although Cuba is an island, natives to the Americas made there way across the caribbean sea and landed on the island of present day Cuba. These natives were very smart and in tune with the nature around them. There were three main native groups that resided in Cuba, the Guanahatebey, Siboney, and Taína. The Guanahatebey lived on the south coast…

among both nation and both their economy will rise as a result. The citizens of both countries can also travel in and out of both nations without extra surveillance. The negative aspect is that since the offer was made from the US side, President Castro might feel that we agree to the ideals of communism which is entirely untrue. 3.…

When castro came into power he had nationalized all american companies in Cuba. He disagreed with everything that General Fulgencio Batista stood for so he did what he knew he wanted and what the people wanted. In a form of retaliation, America stopped all aid and all imports of Cuban sugar. This greatly affected Cuba because the sugar was the mainstay of its economy. With Cuba’s economy going down into ruin Castro had to think of something to help his country and stop his people from dying of…

located on the south coast of Cuba about 97 miles southeast of Havana, it gave Castro a military victory and a permanent symbol of Cuban resistance to America aggression. The plan was a total failure because instead of overthrowing Fidel Castro and his revolution, the plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. Over 100 of the attackers were killed, and more than 1,100 were captured. The plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. The landing force met with unexpectedly counterattacks…

During the 1960’s, tensions between the US and other countries were very much growing. With the cold war in full effect, allies were needed. Cuba was one of those needed allies, but under the rule of Fidel Castro, relations became estranged. It is no mystery that under the rule of Castro , The new Cuban government was only concerned with installing not only a sense of fear but they wanted to cripple their countries people in order to let its citizens know that they cannot defy their own…

where the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean meet. Just south of the U.S. State Florida, west of Haiti and North of Jamaica. Cuba is one of the world’s last remaining communist (socialist) countries, ruled under President Raul Castro the brother of the famed Fidel Castro who died in 2008. Cuba is considered part of Latin America and is a multiethnic country. Their customs are derived in roots from Spanish colonies, African slaves, and a close relationship held with the Soviet Union.…