Raúl Castro

because of his charisma but also because of the brutality and corruption within Batista’s government. In January of 1959, Castro successfully overthrew Batista. Castro and many Cubans believed that the root cause of Cuba’s problems was America’s domination over Cuba. Therefore, Castro decided he must reduce American influence on Cuba. The Americans felt that they must overthrow Castro because of his communist influence on the West and because he wouldn’t allow their businesses to continue in…

After watching the “Clouds over Cuba” documentary, I have learned about various facts and concepts that I did not have complete prior knowledge of. The two most important facts I learned were that the United States of America was a divided nation when President John F. Kennedy came into power and Kennedy inherited a plan from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration. The former fact was discussed in the first chapter of the documentary titled “Context” while the latter was discussed in…

severely punished, or to feel safe on the streets then Cuba is definitely not the place for you. I wouldn't consider Cuba to have the best human rights ever. Cuba is a country with very little freedom for its citizens. The country was dictated by Fidel Castro. This man would not let the citizens of Cuba leave the country, and would also imprison those who even attempted to leave without permission or escape. Citizens at times have even considered an escape attempt on boat or raft through the…

Fidel Castro was an influential and highly publicized leader as he took a socialist stand on many of his views, if not all of them. As the communist leader of Cuba for nearly half a century, he oversaw his socialist regime and was the pariah of the socialist movement in Cuba. Before Castro took charge of Cuba in 1959 he led a guerilla warfare style attack against the countries then leader Batista. With full control of Cuba, Castro implemented a communist regime in order to hopefully rid the…

Espinosa book, “The Yellow Fever and the Limits of Cuban Independence” delineates on the beginning of the epidemic yellow fever and how it has impacted US and Cuba relations. This disease originated in Cuba in 1878 and later made its way to the Southern and Northern United states where it infected a large amounts of the population. This disease was killing many Americans causing business to halt and everyday life to stop which also in turn meant that one of American most valuable income sources…

Cuba and Venezuela have arguably been the most oppressed Latin American countries in the entire world. Cuba has been under a communist dictatorship for the last 50 years, while the Venezuelan people have been stripped of their rights money and food by their last two presidents. As a result, the citizens of both of these countries have flooded the streets in protest of their respective governments, which has led to the killing and kidnapping of all who express dissatisfaction of those in charge.…

Fidel Castro Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 near Cuba's eastern Province. Fidel Castro was the third of six children, including his two brothers, Raul and Ramon; and three sisters, Angelia, Emma and Augustine. His father, Angel, was a wealthy sugar plantation owner originally from Spain. Lina GonzalezHis mother, , had been a maid to Angel's first wife, Maria Argot, at the time of Fidel's birth. Fidel Castro helped the fight against the gruella warfare and went over there to aid me…

Cuba for over fifty years and became associated with Cuba’s identity. The role of Communism negatively impacted Cuba both economically and politically over the past fifty years. Recent events in Cuba, including the November 25, 2016, death of Fidel Castro, began to reverse the negativity of Cuba’s communism, as well as the re-engagement of international relationships with the United States. Progress with Cuba’s foreign relationships are in action. This can only be seen as a positive for Cuba…

Why did Fidel Castro come to power? Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban Politian and revolutionary who ruled Cuba for almost 5 decades. In 1959 he seized control as dictator due to Fulgencio Batista (the former dictator) being disliked by the people of Cuba because of the lack of a genuine alternative to his regime, economic problems and unemployment. To over throw him Castro led revolts and offered an alternative type of leadership which made him popular with the citizens and ultimately prime…

Before the Communist Revolution in 1959, Cuba’s economic system had reached a complete downfall, having a negative impact on the people. Most of the population was living in poverty. Around 75% of people in rural areas lived in huts made out of palm trees, 50% of people didn’t have toilets, 85% of people didn’t have clean, running water, and approximately 90% of people didn’t have electricity. These living conditions exposed people to more illnesses and there was a higher death rate due to the…