Raúl Castro

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 Castro Biography). Sixty one percent of the children didn’t go…

Castro ordered 20,000 troops to go to the beaches. The Cuban air force were controlling the air. B-26’s arrived an hour late due to timezone change between Nicaragua and Cuba (jfklibrary, n.d.). Castro must have been very strategic or lucky with his counter-attack. After the invasion, Castro had to think on what to do with the traitors. After the planes were shot down, some exiles manage to leave…

The Cuban´s ended the Spanish in a war on 1895 after a lot of attempts of trying to get back their freedom from the Spanish Empire since 1511. The cuban rebellion was known for a long time to produce sugar that is until the Spanish came along. In the early 1800ś on 1825 the Spanish invoked martial law in cuba. This disabled the Cubans in having their own independence and restricted them to fight or operate a press and even associate. This is when the uprise from Cuba came to be throughout this…

The Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs, and Cuban Missile Crisis “The lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis is plain: Strength prevents war; weakness invites it. We need a commander-in-chief who understands that - and who won't leave us facing a foe who thinks he doesn't” (Herman, 2012). This quote described by Herman, states that the Cuban revolution was a serious worldwide threat. Therefore president John F. Kennedy included that "It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world,…

Bolivar's Dream for Latin America Simon Bolivar was known as El Liberator by the people of Bolivia he led the drive for independence from the Spain. He was the liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, panama, Peru, Ecuador and also the founder of Bolivia. He also have a city, country and currency named after him. He was born to a rich slave owner’s family who also owned plantations, mines, and slaves. His statue is located in New York City. Bolivar dreams was to have union of countries that can…

American owned as their own and Cuba did not give compensation to the U.S. Since then, the U.S. disliked Cuba and mostly Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro who wanted to be a ruling leader and killed many people who were against him. Castro did many disturbing activities as well as shutting down newspapers, and businesses that would give out criticism from the public. Castro led in power with the public unable to say anything…

Leonel Mejia September 14, 2015 Contemporary World Short Assignment #4 The Cold War - Colombia The Truman Doctrine which was established in 1947, basically states that the United States would provide help to democratic nations who are under the pressure of outside forces trying to take over. The help would come in form of political, military and economic aid. In South America, Colombia has been one of the countries affected by the Truman Doctrine. Colombia has suffered from internal conflict in…

Keyword focus: Trinidad Cuba, Varadero Beach, Baracoa Cuba Not Just Havana: Off The Beaten Path Cuba Now that Cuba is officially open for tourism, travelers are beginning to flock to the country from the United States in record numbers. While many travelers are going to and staying in Havana exclusively, Cuba offers much more to intrepid travelers than this famous city. Everyone wants to see Cuba before it changes - but it's already changing, for better and worse like everywhere else under the…

1952, Batista was certain that he was going to lose, so he then decided to take power. Fidel Castro would’ve most likely won a seat in their “Congress” if the elections would’ve been done, but since they weren’t done he didn’t win anything. So he was enraged and began to plot a way to overthrow Batista. This then led to the official start of the revolution. On July 26th, 1953, near 6:00, Fidel Castro led a group of about 120 rebels to the second largest…

While reading through the “First Declaration of Havana” it caught me by surprise how badly Cuba wanted out of the Unites States arm and how much they would do to get that. It gave me a clear insight on what Castro wanted. What he stated at the current time was a solid plan to get Cuba the independence it needed. The problems stated here are also the problems stated when he have his “History will absolve me” speech. After reading Fidel Castro’s famous speech, “History Will Absolve Me”, it really…