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Cuba and United States Relations World Cultures
Cuba
Summary
Geography of Cuba
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean
Cubas History
Cuba was discovered by Columbus in 1492
Since the early 1800s Cubas largest industry
power
Fidel Castro
Breaking ties
Initially, the United States were content with
ended in 1952
BAY
of
PIGS
Summary
On April 17th, 1961, around 1,200 Cuban
the CIA
Aftermath
Right from the start the plan was torn apart
Soviet-Missile Crisis
How it Began
In 1962 the Cuban missile crisis began when the
Castros Retirement
Announcement
an intestinal surgery
Cubas
Changes
In 2009, Roque also announced that the
Early Steps
The biggest change in over 50 years
private
Resulting Changes
A big changed occurred when buying and
Long-Anticipated Visit
Pope Benedict XVI visited Cuba on March
26, 2012
Exit
Visa
Is
Dropped
New Policy
The new policy which began January 13,
Cuba Resumes
Diplomatic
Relations With the
U.S.
Resuming Relations
On December 17, 2014 the U.S. prisoner,
to 15 years in prison
Alans Release
Obama responded to the release of Gross
Havana
Changing Relations
For nearly 60 years U.S.s relations with Cuba
Reactions
When the news came out many Cubans
spread