Raúl Castro

:: CUBA"). Cuba is highly condemned internationally for its treatment of its citizens. The improvement of this treatment is part of the requirements of the United States for the embargo that has been in place since 1962 to be lifted. Although Raul Castro is making progressive movements towards better treatment, the oppressive regime of a communist style government is likely to hinder the country until they…

Che Guevara Hidden within the forests of Bolivia, laid outlaw Ernesto “Che” Guevara. As he laid, asthma tearing his lungs and burning, only but a basket of eggs, and not salvation in sight, the outlaw had been captured by the Bolivian Army. Che was considered a rebel, an elusive man, showing the most amount of defiance in the face of rebellion. Che Guevara. A hero, they say. A criminal, they say. Who is Che Guevara? Che Guevara, born originally as Ernesto Guevara, was born into a middle class…

Cuba has horrendous internet speed thanks to the Cuban government of the 1990’s. Fidel Castro who was the communist ruler from 1959 - 2008 and let his younger brother Raúl Castro control Cuba. Fidel Castro hid his people from the internet and restricted the use of it in 1992. Information from the internet could expose Cuba in the communist fairs. This was considered a military tactic according to Fidel Castro. In 2006 rules against the internet were less restrictive, but later on allowed some…

Why is Latin America so poverty stricken? Latin America is considered part of the “developing world,” which connotes that it is generally a poor region. In this paper I aim to explore reasons as to why Latin America is generally so poor by examining various aspects of Chile, Cuba, and Jamaica: governmental systems, economic systems, natural resources, and income inequality. I chose to do my research through the lens of average GDP per capita for each country. For the purpose of this paper, the…

Obama and Castro recently meet to discuss foreign policy and future relations between the U.S and Cuba. President Obama believes that the U.S needs to reestablish their relationship with Cuba due to the increase in Globalization and need for change. Both leaders believe that a newly established relationship will benefit both trade and culture. There are differences between both countries in terms of government and policies. Building a strong relationship is a process, both leaders understand…

Fulgencio Batista. The revolt took place between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally removed from office on January 1, 1959. He was replaced by a new government led by Castro. This government later became the current Communist Party of Cuba in October 1965. In 2008 Fidel Castro stepped down as president of Cuba, putting his brother Raul in power. During the next five years, the government gradually loosened its tight restrictions on foreign travel and began allowing some private economic activity…

Socialism and capitalism are to type of government that exists around the world. These two systems have things in common. However, they have fundamental differences that are remarkable and include economic system, social classes, and political system. One difference between socialism and capitalism is the economy. In communism the economy is planned. This mean that is an economic system in which government directly manages supply and demand for goods and services by controlling production,…

After the revolution and Castro, tourism was practically gone from the island. In 1990, Cuba began to see tourism as a way to flourish the economy. Havana, the capital and Varadero Beach, the most beautiful beach in the world, attract the highest amount of people, about 70% of the…

Before Castro was in power the Cubans grew weary of the way the country was being run. In 1952, Fulgencio Batista came into power as a dictatorship with the U.S. backing him up. Unfortunately for Batista, the people of Cuba did not like him very much. Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and Che Guevara led a revolution against Batista. Together they started a guerilla campaign against Batista’s government…

Communism was developed by Karl Marxism and its main goal was to make the upper class gone so the lower class wouldn't have to suffer. The government is very involved in this process to ensure all goods are equally shared among the people. The main principle of communism is for the government to distribute wealth equally among the workers so their would be no upper or lower class. This would allow workers not to feel discriminated and are able to afford items such as clothes more easily. The…