Cuba

tensions surrounding it. Whilst doing so, I will also look at President John F. Kennedy’s decision making throughout this period and the consequences of these decisions, in particular, his decision to blockade Cuba. In January 1961, the U.S. government severed diplomatic relations with Cuba and stepped up its preparations for an

nationalizing all foreign businesses in Cuba, which was a giant stab at the American government leading to increased tensions between the U.S. government and the newly instated prime minister Castro consequently leading the U.S. to unsuccessfully attempt to ousted Castro in the Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles trained by the hands of CIA agents in 1961. All this attempt did was result in the deaths

yellow journalism and rebellion in Cuba. These were the causes of the war. One big reason for U.S. involvement in the war was due

friends – this Movement will triumph. If you win tomorrow, the aspirations of Martí will be fulfilled sooner. If we fail, our action will nevertheless set an example for the Cuban people, and from the people will arise fresh new men willing to die for Cuba. They will pick up our banner and move forward... The people will back us in

Cuba is an island located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 11.27 million people with 60% of them being Roman Catholics. It's the largest island in the Caribbean and the westernmost island in the Greater Antilles. The official language is Spanish and the currency is the Cuban Peso. Before the Cuban Revolution, Cuba was known as having a corrupt government, lots of gambling, mafia and prostitution. The mafia took over Cuba because it was out of reach

conditions that many Cuban citizens lived under during the Batista regime was unacceptable. The Cuban Citizens wanted a change and started a revolution. To find out why we go all the way back to 1868 when the United States defeated the Spanish Army giving Cuba its independence. The Cubans elected Fulgencio Batista who did not allow any more elections to take place. This angered many and a new revolution leader formed, Fidel Castro. Fidel overthrew the Batista Regime and named himself dictator. He started

political points of view, the United States and Cuba have historically had a complicated relationship with each of them cognizant of how to bear a grudge. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, relations between the two countries quickly devolved into bitter arguments, political grandstanding and the occasional international crisis, even though things started out pleasant enough. Fidel Castro, full name Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, seized power in Cuba on January 1st, 1959, overthrowing the corrupt

the Cuban Missile Crisis the product of American paranoia? Done By: Justine, Umi Amirah, Myraa (3DG/3DY) The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the USSR, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. The Cuban and Soviet governments placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. When her military intelligence discovered the weapons, America sought to do all it could to ensure the removal of the missiles. This incident became closest to a nuclear war.1 The incident has caused

communist direction was the effect that it had on U.S.-Cuba relations. In the environment of the Cold War era, enmity between the Washington and Havana engendered. The Film Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt is a film that manifests these tensions. Released in 1986, the film chronicles the major events of first twenty-five years since the Cuban revolution.

took the position after Dwight D. Eisenhower with a narrow victory over Richard Nixon. Though the Soviet Union was causing trouble at the time, Kennedy focused on Cuba. The foreign policy of Flexible Response played a large role in dealing with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Cuba had a rising communist leader named Fidel Castro but as soon as Cuba became friends with the Soviet Union, President Eisenhower broke ties with the country. To eliminate the threat of the rising leader, President Eisenhower devised