Relationship Between American And Cuban Relationships

The Cuban Revolution was touchy topic for the United States and Cuba. America’s alienation of Cuba didn’t help when communism from the USSR was brewing over the revolution. When the revolution gained Castro as its leader, the worry and hatred from the United States was unbearable, especially when the Soviet Union landed in Cuba to interest Castro in its aid. The US’s fear of communism, Fidel Castro, and aid from the Soviet Union was significant because it changed the US’s political role in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.

The Spanish-American War was considered short lived and relatively mild in terms of American casualties compared to the many wars that our nation has fought. However, it served as a historical marker that set the imperialistic momentum of our nation. It played a significant role in our nation’s strategic move towards acquiring trade routes and further strengthened our naval power. Throughout my research paper I will touch on what led to the Cuban revolution against Spain, America’s political climate at the time, and why our nation eventually decided to intervene and aid the Cubans in their fight for independence.

After it became officially globally acknowledged that Cuba was in fact a communist state and was being led through a dictatorship run by Castro, it did not take long before powerful enemies and essential allies were formed. The act of seizing all foreign land with none or very little compensation was received with great hostility amongst those who lost in their property through this process, and probably the reaction that had the biggest impact on Cuba’s economy was that of the US. Castro’s communistic policies did not of course help calm this resentment and also took part in leading to the establishment of trade embargos with Cuba from the US. This meant that Cuba would now lose a very valuable buyer of their precious sugar, [5] but they did however gain another one, a powerful nation that shared quite similar Marxist ideals and were quick to form an alliance with the Cubans, the USSR.

During the Cold War, relations between Cuba and the United States were icy. Cuba was allied with the USSR, America’s enemy, and was well within their sphere of influence. With events like the failed Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis happening on their soil, Cuba was at the center of the Cold War. Between ideological differences and their alliance with Russia, Cuba became an enemy of America as well. It took the efforts of ten American presidents, six Popes, and countless other actors, but Cuba and America are finally in the process of normalizing relations. There is still work to be done, but the path is clear and the time is right. However, one cannot simply ignore the last fifty years. In that time, millions of lives were affected by the lack of social, economic, and political ties between the U.S. and Cuba. In this paper, I will analyze the last fifty years of U.S. - Cuban relations by looking at the involved actors, their means, and their values and interests through the lenses of two paradigms, realism and constructivism.

In Contesting Castro, the author, Thomas Paterson, attempts to give reasons for what caused the disconnect between the United States and Cuba. He supports his reasoning by giving his readers many different accounts, quotes, and views from the people who were involved in the many different problems that led up to the severed relationship. After reading through the book, Paterson does an excellent job of explaining the sometimes-complex circumstances that led to the United States and Cuba not having a relationship.

Before the Spanish the US had no political reasons of interest to become engaged in conflict within the Caribbean region. To draw attention to their campaigns, US politicians, like Albert J. Beveridge, began to declare that it was America’s God given right to go to Cuba and take control; although this was not the

Although the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor was the impetus the United States needed to enter open war with Spain, it would be nearsighted to say that this was America’s first attempt at “helping” our Cuban neighbors. The Ostend Manifesto is a prime example of an attempt at bringing Cuba into our fold. Southerners in the 1850’s would have been elated if Cuba were to join our ranks, for the island plantations would undoubtedly bolster the pro-slavery cause. However, the 1890’s brought about different motives for the conflict with Spain, and they were more than just one Caribbean isle; in the end, America did not even end up annexing the entirety of Cuba (we did reserve the right to set up a government and leased

The U.S. and Cuba have had a decades long contentious relationship ever since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Yet, strangely enough, one of the leading figures in the Cuban Revolution was a young American who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. William Alexander Morgan drifted from one odd job to another in the U.S. and even served prison time for desertion from the U.S. Army. Somehow Morgan ended up smuggling guns to the Cuban rebels, led by a young Fidel Castro, in the late 1950s. Eventually, Morgan joined the rebels in the armed struggle for democracy in Cuba. His fearless leadership and heroic efforts allowed him to rapidly rise to the rank of Comandante and was affectionately referred to by the rebels as the “Americano.” Why would an American with

The War of 1898 established America as a major global player. Just prior to this war, Alfred Thayer Mahan’s ideals influence the notion that the United States could project power without occupying societies and this concept was put to the test during the Spanish-American War (Suri, Lecture 7). Cuba was a part of the Spanish empire and seeking to separate itself from it with the help of the United States; however America did not want to get involved.

Since 1959, there are an outgoing battle between Cuba and the US and there are many facet to the relationship . It started with the Cold War. The Cold War was an ongoing battle between the USSR and the US . Before anything happen Cuba was leaded by Fidel Castro , a leader who believe in communist. And he changed Cuba through the years when he ruled. The result of the Cold War caused the relationship between America and Cuba to break because of the USSR Vs US , Fidel Castro ,and Nikita Khrushchev . On March 20 , 2016 , Obama stepped foot on Cuba , trying to rebuild the relationship between the US and Cuba

Cuba’s relationship with the U.S. is not at its desire state. There are three famous incidents that support this statement which are as follows; Fidel Castro’s presidency of Cuba, Guerilla Warfare in Cuba, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A controversial subject,yet not spoken about enough,the warming of relations between Cuba and the U.S exists only due to the two countries having a rough past with each other. This “rough past” consists of aspects such as the protectorate status the U.S had previously put onto Cuba, which severely limited their independence and the U.S had, ironically, just helped them achieve. Some take a stance that we as countries should stay distant from each other due to our vast governmental and cultural differences,and that reparations,due to this rough past between the two, render repairs impossible. Though this believed for valid reasons, good relations between the two countries harbors a number of benefits including, but not limited to: improved trade with Cuba,as well as other countries outside of Cuba, improving government for Cuba, and opening of jobs in both Cuba and the United States. For these reasons, the good immensely outweighs the possible bad in improving relations between the two, and both should continue efforts to achieve this goal.

From its’ discovery until 1898, Cuba was under Spanish control. After the Spanish-American War the United States gained sovereign control over the island. Four years later Cuba officially declared independence, however they remained occupied by United States forces acting in the name of several different agreements and doctrines including the Platt Amendment, Monroe Doctrine, and the corollary that followed (McPherson 44 – 49). The combination of the interventive actions taken by the United States after Cuba had declared their independence can only be classified as one thing: neo-imperialism. Cuba was not alone in this neo-imperialism conquest of the United States. Latin American countries depending The goal of the United States while occupying Cuba was to modernize the nation by establishing a central government, public works, a military, and viable economic

In 1959 Fidel Castro led a successful revolution that overthrew the Cuban government, placing him in total control. During this time America had considered “ Central America - and the Caribbean - as its own ‘backyard’”, and therefore, when they saw a communist running the Cuban government tensions began to build (Todd 140). Eventually, in 1960 Castro led Cuba into an economic deal with the Soviet Union (or USSR), as a result of this American and Cuban relations were completely cut off (Dobbs 12-18). A year later President John F. Kennedy was elected with hopes to be stricter against communist countries like Cuba. Meanwhile, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev had made a deal with Castro to supply weapons to form a Cuban Army. In an attempt to

The result of the Cold War caused the relationship of America and Cuba to break because of USSR Vs USA(History.com).In 1922 the in post- revolutionary russia , the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is established. It was a comprising conference between Russia , Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation. In the USSR , all the levels of government were controlled by the Communist Party and the party’s politburo. With its powerful general secretary and it is effectively ruled by the country. During World War II , there was surprising term of event . The U-S and the Soviet Union was didn’t not get along with each other . They would not agree to each other ruling. But the alliance between the US and the Soviet Union in 1941 to 1945