HIST 8 lecture notes 5.2.13 US-Latin America Policy 1823-1946 * Increasing US influence and intervention * After the removal of the Spanish monarchy’s control in the Americas‚ Cuba and Puerto Rico are the last vestiges of Spanish control in the western hemisphere * International rivalries and how they play out in this hemisphere during this period is important * Once the civil war is over‚ the US‚ as it is industrializing‚ is concerned with what they termed “our backyard”
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History 112 Chapter 25: O can you see the C’s? ( 1940 - 1960 ) Kennedy and the Cold War - After 8 years in the White House Eisenhower had to retire because of the 22nd Amendment. 22nd ratified in 1951 in reaction to FDR’s four terms as president but did not permit Eisenhower or anyone else to run for more than two terms in office. - Eisenhower tepidly endorsed his vice president‚ Richard Nixon who had gotten his fame from 1950’s Red Scare. - Democrats nominated John F.
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The president of Cuba‚ Fidel Castro‚ was speaking out against women’s discrimination making it clear that women were not given the opportunities promised by the revolutions despite them being qualified. Document 6 is Cuban communist leader‚ Fidel Castro‚ speaking to a women’s organization. This was written because it is likely that he is trying to persuade more women to join the communist party. Castro admits that women didn’t attain equality in communist Cuba
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in the line of duty is significant. Even innocent civilians tend to lose their lives because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (Hawkins‚ 1996‚ pp. 36-38). The Bay of Pigs Invasion had an immense loss of military personnel. Fidel Castro was notified about the Cuban exiles working with the United States to overthrow him‚ so he dispatched his militia to fight. Castro’s militia lost 3‚000 to 4‚000 members within just a three-day battle at the Bay of Pigs (Hawkins‚ 1996‚ pp. 36-38)
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U.S. was in the mid 1960’s to 1970’s. In this wave‚ we saw 300‚000 undocumented Cubans arriving to the U.S. “The refuges of the 1960s and 1970s were largely from the upper and middle classes and brought with them enormous technical skills”. Later‚ Castro closed down all private properties. This made more Cubans rebel against the revolution; it was the low class‚ middle class‚ and skill workers
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Although the Cold War had many negative influences on global society‚ it also helped to create a stable political world‚ as evidenced by the fact that during the Cold War era‚ civil wars‚ nationalistic uprisings‚ and ethnic cleansings were almost non-existent. As well‚ the world economic situation was subsequently greatly improved by the military build-up caused by the Cold War. The implementation of the American "Marshall Plan" and the Communist "Molotov Plan"‚ the nuclear arms race‚ and the global
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across its shores‚ creating the most diverse society on Earth. Cuban migration is part of this society‚ and not without it mishaps‚ the issues with the Cuban migration are unique but not new. Normal immigration from Cuba has been elusive since Fidel Castro came in to power. Over the years‚ the custom of Cubans fleeing by boat to the U.S. has become routine‚ and has reached levels of noticeable exodus. Since the last upraise of “boat people” in 1990s‚ the United States and Cuba worked together towards
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double the Soviet strategic arsenal and provide a real deterrent to a potential U.S. attack against the Soviet Union. Fidel Castro was looking for a way to defend his island nation from an attack by the U.S. ever since the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Castro felt a second attack was inevitable and was looking for any edge that he could find against the U.S. Castro approved of Khrushchev’s plan to place missiles in Cuba and in the summer of 1962 the Soviet Union worked quickly and secretly
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ask the patient directly about her delusions of reference and what they are trying to tell her. | The client elaborates about her delusions of reference by stating that Fidel Castro’s secrete police have been after her for years. | 4. The client states I am an anti revolutionist. I have been trying to assassinate Fidel Castro and his government agents for years. The Cuban agents have been after me for years to try and stop me. | | Pt exhibited paranoid schizophrenia ideation and delusional
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dissuade the Cubans‚ particularly Castro. JFK’s decision to merely blockade Cuba and seek diplomatic solutions with the USSR proved successful and minimized risk of danger‚ thus it was the best choice of action. Something had to be done in this situation‚ but there was‚ "no obvious or simple solution‚" (35). Throughout the Cold War‚ there was little risk of unprovoked nuclear attack by the USSR. Fidel Castro‚ however‚ did not hold such reservations. The fact that Castro was secretly obtaining nuclear
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