The Cuban Revolution During The 1950 ' S

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.

President Barack Obama stated “In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date” (qtd. in LeoGrande 939) in regard to the USA embargo against Cuba. The embargo started on 1960, as an idea of the Eisenhower’s administration to cause the collapse of the emerging Cuban Socialist Regime by provoking economic pressure. In 1962, President J. F. Kennedy, formally implemented the total embargo of trade between the United States and Cuba, prohibiting any commercial and financial relations between American businesses and the Island, and declaring that severe monetary penalties will be implanted to those that violate the embargo. Over the years, the embargo has limited USA and Cuba trade possibilities,

Through her portrayal of the characters of Constancia Agüero and Reina Agüero, García captures the experience of those whose lives were changed through separation from their Cuban nation. While both of the Agüero sisters ultimately left Cuba at some point in their lives, both Constancia and

In the 1950s Cuba had a Revolution. There was many causes of the Cuban Revolution. The Cuban revolution lasted 6 years from 1953 through 1959, “included president Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship, brutal suppression and poverty. These factors led to a revolution led by Fidel Castro to overthrow Batista and his government”. This is why this all started. This relates to the book because in the book Sonia’s parents die because of this revolution and its affecting her life because she doesn't want to let her kid go to war in Afghanistan. She lived in Cuba and she moved to the U.S because of the revolution and because her parents died in a revolution she doesn't want to lose her son just like she did with her parents. One of the reasons why Melinda

rse, giving the peasant a scapegoat and one more reason to dislike the Czar. Due to his mistakes, Nicholas became extremely unpopular among the Russian lower classes, bringing about an inevitable Revolution.

Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban tells the story about three generations of a Cuban family and their different views provoked by the Cuban revolution. Though part of the same family, an outsider might classify them as adversaries judging by relationships between one another, the exiled family members, and the differentiations between political views. Although all of these central themes reoccur over and over throughout the narrative, family relationships lie at the heart of the tale. The relationships between these Cuban family members are for the most part ruptured by any or a combination of the above themes.

After analysing all of the source’s mentioned above, it is evident that all three authors have very diverse perspectives on the Cuban Revolution. Whilst it may seem to Source A’s audience that the author (Alistair Cooke) is simply trying to inform the American public of Castro’s leadership after examination, it seems as though they are trying to brainwash readers into rebelling against Castro. Thus, the Source is considered anti- Castro. Comparatively, in Source B, Herbert L. Matthews reports on an exclusive interview with Castro’s best lieutenants, Major Che Guevara to present the audience an anecdote which portrays a strong sense of patriotism, pride and authority which are all factors that present the audience with Matthews pro- Castro perspective. Additionally, Source C’s perspective is also in Castro’s favour as the Source is secondary and means that the author could see the context of the situation without being restricted by any element of bias. Meaning that, he was able to see all the events that occurred after Castro took over

Cuba and the United States fought Spain in what is known as the Cuban War of Independence from 1895 to 1898. Cuba attacked Spain with the aid of the United States. The purpose of the war was to bring new economic life to Cuba and give Cuba independence because Spain was not treating Cubans fairly. In the end, Spain lost, and gave up control of Cuba. Spain also lost control of The Philippines and Puerto Rico. To the United States.

have carried on. President Obama has recently attempted to lift the embargo and open relations

The embargo on Cuba, placed by the United States in 1962 played its role during that time period, but we have moved on from that era. Based on the research and my findings, now is the time to move forward with our relationship with Cuba. There has been little to no support from our international relations to keep continuing the embargo. The European Union has plans to explore improving relations with Havana. Their hope is to move forward in the relationship between the European Union and Cuba. Unfortunately, with our recent election I fear that our future relationship with Cuba will not improve. For those who are for the embargo, by ending it would have obvious economic benefits for both Cubans and Americans. The U.S. International Trade Commission

After the Cuban Revolution, Castro visited the USA in April 1959 in hopes to gain support and aid from the U.S. to improve the Cuban economy. Castro specific pointed out his land reforms to better the Cuban standard of living. Castro addressed the UN nation and pledged that like any other developing nation, Cuba would remain neutral in the Cold War. Castro’s hopes of U.S. was unlikely after President Eisenhower declined to meet Castro and Vice- President Nixon did not fare very well either (Stanley). When Castro returned back to Cuba, he implemented a radical land reform system, which limited large estates to 1000 acres. Castro was able to break off the monopoly held by the wealthy few in Cuba by introducing this Agrarian Reform Law. This law allowed the majority of Cuban to own a portion of land and be part of the larger

The Cuban revolution was the spark that ignited the flame of communism in Cuba. The developing nation gained independence only as recently as 1898, and was already filled with an atmosphere of distrust and resentment towards the United States. In July of 1953, a revolution began in Cuba between the United States backed President Batista and Fidel Castro. Fidel and his brother Raul Castro lead a series of guerilla warfare battles against the forces of President Batista. “I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba,” stated Fidel Castro. In January of 1959, Fidel Castro became the President of Cuba. With the regime of Fidel Castro, Cuba would fall to communism.

The time of the Cuban Revolution was a great deal of turmoil, not just in Cuba but in almost every corner of the world. It was 1945, shortly after the end of World War Two, and the Cold War was taking off between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cuba, in the middle of its own war, was caught up in the international politics of the Cold War. The interaction between international and domestic politics played a major role in the outcome of the revolution. The result of the revolution left Fidel Castro in charge of Cuba.

The Cuban Revolution in 1953 was an armed revolt against the right-wing administration of Fulgencio Batista which was led by Fidel Castro and his 26th of July Movement. The revolution would continue until 1959 when the revolutionaries overthrew Batista and replace his government with a socialist state . There are many different reasons for the cause of this revolution which can be traced back to Cuba’s relationship with the United States. Che Guevara's speech and the Platt Amendment are two primary sources that provide insight of the United States effect on the Cuban Revolution (Keen and Haynes 2013, 401).

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that the media played in creating the image of Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries into one that would be supported internationally during and shortly following the days of the Cuban Revolution (1956-1960). Media such as radio, newspapers, and even film would transform what should have been a small group of guerilla forces into one that would gain the support, not only of many of the people in Cuba, but even individuals around the world and had changed the tide of the revolution against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and in the favor of those who sought to take down his government by portraying the revolutionaries as romanticized patriots struggling against a horrible dictator.