Norway, Cuba, And Jamaica

After visiting the country of Jamaica this past summer, I realized how dissimilar some countries can be from the United States. Jamaica was not unlike the United States in a terrible way, but the disparities made me additionally interested in researching about the beautiful and culture-rich country of Jamaica. Even though the majority of facts about the history and culture of the United States and Jamaica are dissimilar, I was surprised to come across some similarities among these two countries.

The involvement in Cuba and the Phillipinnes had many differences. Before the war began the Teller Amendment was passed guarenteeing Cuba thier independence, but the Phillipinnes didn't have anything from the America which guarenteed their independence. During the war American involvement helped both Cuba and the Philippinnes fight Spain, but after the war neither was involved in the Treaty of Paris. After the war, in the Phillipinnes, American soldiers came in believing they were going to teach the Filipinos. Many of the American soldiers treated the Filipinos like blacks. This did not occur in Cuba, where America did not believe they needed the education for self government. Also after the war Filipinos were brutally killed and towns

90 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida lies a beautiful, small country known as Cuba. Cuba is a melting pot of many different types of ethnicities including Americans, African Americans, and Europeans. Cuba has a very unique culture that gets even better as you look into their government, sports and education, arts, and heritage. In Cuba, they have a communist government.

When thinking of New York City, more often than not, the first things one visualizes is the beautiful skyline, the bright lights, and Times Square. But without a second glance, one might miss one of the important things about the city. New York is the most heavily Dominican populated city in the United States. It’s ironic that the first non-native American to migrate to and reside on what is today New York City, was from Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic. Throughout history, Dominicans have migrated to the US in search of economic opportunity. This is the factor that influences nearly every immigrant group that migrates to the US in history. In the early 1900s, The United States and the Dominican Republic had a very close diplomatic relationship, to the point where the President considered annexation. At one point, the United States completely controlled the Sugar industry, one of the country’s most profitable markets.

In terms of activity during World War II, many Latin American countries played an active role in the War Effort. Effectively, the war effort also had a large impact on countries in Latin America. Specifically, I will be focusing on the economic, social and political effects that World War II played in Cuba. Cuba’s war involvement was different in terms of the other Latin American countries that were involved. Cuba’s territory at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico proved to be a valuable area in terms of trading. Cuba also played a vital role in the support of the United States’ Lend-Lease program. Specifically, Cuba played roles in diplomacy, conflict and espionage during World War II.

Imagine yourself as a businessperson on a trip to the island of Hispaniola to check on how production is faring. You land in Santo Domingo to transfer to a short commuter flight to Port-au-Prince. During the flight, you gaze outside your window to admire the breathtaking view of the Sierra de Baoruco, with its luscious forests. As the plane approaches the Haiti-Dominican Republic border, you notice that the land has been completely denuded of trees directly on the other side of the border, creating a clear demarcation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Cuba is an awesome place to visit it has lots of mountains you can climb or hike, if you like baseball you can watch Cuba's team play or even soccer. I will talk about Geography, history, government, economy and people.

Norway is in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Norway is the farthest north of any other European country. Norway is a constitutional monarchy. . The Norsemen, also known as Vikings, ravaged the coasts of northwest Europe from the 8th to the 11th century and were ruled by local chieftains. The first king of Norway was Olaf II Haraldsson. Norway was ruled by Danish kings until 1814. Norway’s official language is Norwegian.

History has a great impact on lives today. It’s often said that our history doesn’t define us, yet this is not the case when it comes to many of the Caribbean islands. Especially Haiti and the Dominican Republic which due to their colonization have ingrown problems against each other that persist till this day. Historians say that the island formerly called Hispaniola was “found” by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Yet the separation of the island came in 1697 when Spain relinquished the Western third of the island to France. After this moment this half of the island was well known as Saint-Domingue and the other as Hispaniola. Despite their rich history filled with death, punishment, war, and oppression. Today this same turmoil exists but against

Puerto Rico is an archipelago that is currently a territory of the United States of America with its official name being, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; however, it is often referred to by Puerto Ricans as Borinquen, a term derived from the name given to the island by its original Taíno natives, Borikén. The Taíno natives were the last group of people to live on the island unphased by the outside world and are also the most well known pre-columbian settlement of Borinquen due to the greater number of archaeological remains and Spanish documents from the era; the period the Taíno people inhabited the island is currently known as the Taíno phase (Picó 12).

After more than a half-century of hostilities, the United States and Cuba have taken significant steps in recent years to dramatically alter their relationship in the years ahead. Those efforts are controversial to a number of Americans who oppose engaging the Cuban government.

The island of Cuba is located on the northern rim of the Caribbean Sea and was inhabited by Arawak and Ciboney Indians prior to colonization by the Spanish in 1511. This native population, due to the colonization of the Spanish, was ravaged by decease, enslavement and warfare which ultimately caused their extinction. Cuba received little attention throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries like most of Spain’s Caribbean colonies because Spain was concentrating attention on Central and South America, largely ignoring the island colonies.

When looking at the history between the United States and Latin America, you see many interactions between them, all that aided the relationship that they have today. Despite that the United States and Latin America are in the same part of the world, the beliefs in which they govern may differ. This difference has often been seen playing a major role in the disputes that have occurred in past. The United States and Latin America have faced many social, economical and governing barriers in forming a strong and positive relationship in the early twentieth century, this is due to the differences that the two had between cultures and the constant demand for power. However, the two countries have found ways to meet in the middle of their cultural differences, to form an equally fair relationship.

In the year 2000 there are countries with population around 100 million inhabitants (Brazil and México) and other with less than five millions (Uruguay,Jamaica and Panamá).

The Bahamas being from the Caribbean islands has a strict government and law enforcement along with their corrections system. Besides them having a different type of government they still have certain features that can be compared to the United States of America. Not all rights are being guaranteed to everyone the way they should be. The Bahamas has stronger regulations on certain things that other countries do not have. They respect the right of foreign people when they are arrested. They join another country to better the conditions of those in prison. Both the Bahamas, and the United States of America are trying to fight against a big problem that is currently happening. Besides it being a different country there are similarities with it, and perhaps even offer suggestions to improve their systems. Every country should have the goal to serve and protect their people, as well as to provide them the same law equality as everyone else.