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1492-1902 1492: 1st European to get there
was Columbus Became a Spanish colony for
many centuries African slaves worked on coffee
and sugar plantations 1898: Cubans overthrew Spanish
rule with the help of the US in the Spanish-American War
1901: Platt Amendment US got a naval base in Cuba
(Guantanamo Bay) Cuba’s right to negotiate treaties
was limited 1902: Cuban independence
1902-1959 Corrupt governments: 1902-1959 Plantations, refineries, railroads,
and factories passed to American ownership b/c Americans invested in them
US supported the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista until 1959
Jan. 1959: Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba Hailed as a “liberator” Communist
Castro: 1959-1961 Anti-American America imposed
sanctions on Cuba 1961: Bay of Pigs
U.S. equipped/trained a rebel army of Cubans
Invaded Southern Cuba, poor planning and lack of U.S. support = HUGE DEFEAT
Prompted Castro to ally with U.S.S.R.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 U.S.S.R. placed nuclear
missiles in Cuba U.S. was hours away from
launching nukes Agreement: Missiles taken
out of Cuba, U.S. took its missiles out of Turkey
Cuba Today
Allies with China and Venezuela (trading partners) Raul Castro is the leader Communist-run and reporters have to follow what
the government says Cuban population in Miami, FL: people send money
home to Cuba to families Prostitution, corruption, black marketeering and
desperate efforts to escape in search of a better life b/c lack of jobs
Human rights violations