IB HoA: Portfolio #1 The Dominican Republic and World War One The Dominican Republic (also known as Santo Domingo in the earlier years) has a rich history and is an important nation in understanding the United States’ involvement and diplomatic relationships within Latin America. It is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, within the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti. The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), and an estimated 10 million people. The nation lay mostly untouched and disregarded by the United States in the 19th century, following earlier foreign policy to stay removed from international affairs.
Bolland notes that Marti believed that every patria has a unique history that is shaped by economic, political and cultural relations as well as has its own aspirations and traditions. Marti meant that each country is different from another based on its society and culture and should be controlled and run by the people in it and not by a mother country. He notes that this is what gives the Cuban people the community of interests and beloved memories that unite them by ties of fraternity and love. He also notes that a real patria would be a homeland where every person could achieve fulfilment because major social differences, such as those of an economic or a racial kind would be overcome by everyone’s love for their common country. Bolland also notes that
During this time, the United States was pursuing manifest destiny and had just acquired vast new territories from Mexico and now has its eyes set upon acquiring the island of Cuba. Because Spain had refused to sell Cuba to the United States previously, now, with the fading dependency Spanish Cuba had to Spain the United States responded with the Ostend Manifesto, as the declaration warning that if Spain refused to sell the island, “then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wrestling it from Spain if we possess the power.” Spanish Cuba began to start having revolutionary ideas of its own about independence that did not include becoming annexed by the United States. In reference to the Cuban Revolutionary Party’s delegate, Jose Marti’s Letter to the editor, New York Evening Post, on March 25th, 1889, “It is probable that no self-respecting Cuban would like to see his country annexed to a nation where the leaders of opinion share towards him the prejudices excusable only to vulgar jingoism or rampant
America aided Panama in gaining independence from Colombia. The U.S. then created a treaty with the newly independent Panama to gain the canal zone in exchange for $10 million plus annual payments. The Monroe Doctrine is one of the keystones of American foreign policy. It says that the western hemisphere is off limits to foreign encroachment. Roosevelt added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Doctrine.
One consequence general Weyler’s policy in Cuba was that It ended the Cuban rebellion For many political and religious leaders, expansionism would mean the triumph of American civilization around the globe. At the outset of the Spanish-American war, the American army was composed of soldiers well-trained in quelling native American uprising. To the publishers of yellow journalism, sensational news articles would increase sales Josiah strong fostered the concept of the righteousness of American expansion The author of the open door notes was John Hay Which one of the following individuals did NOT contribute to the idea that white, Christian people were superior to other peoples around the world? WILLIAM SEWARD Why did American interest
Copious amounts of sources were utilized to gather information regarding the Revolution, from quotes that Fidel said about the Revolution and his objectives toward the revolution to secondary sources like books were used to evaluate Fidel Castro’s propaganda strategies. The strategies that Cuba’s dictator used were clearly effective at the moment because most of his goals were achieved and that is why it is essential to appraise it for its historical value, and its purpose. Word Count: 108 ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________ B- Summary of Evidence ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born August 13, 1926 and ever since 1959 he has been the Communist Dictator of Cuba. He was the principal leader of the Cuban Revolution that initiated on July 26,1953. His initial hunger for power in Cuba began during the period where Fulgencio Batista had gained
The massive amount of equipment that was shipped over to this war in such a short amount of time was truly incredible. Main reason why I say this is because one of my primary duties following the Persian Gulf conflict was to work at the Port of Willington in North Carolina in support of Operation Ocean Venture, 1992. This was a JTF mission that the Army and Navy had worked within close relation that had taken place some 20 years ago. One additional JTF mission that had also gone on for a quite some time was LTF 68. This was the overall humanitarian mission known as Operation Sea Signal that had taken place on Guantanimo Bay Cuba, and timeframe for this mission was 1994/95.
Since New York City is home to the largest Dominican community outside of the island it has attracted the most attention by scholars. One book that examines the migration between New York and Dominican Republic is Between Two Islands: Dominican International Migration (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991) by Patricia Pessar and Sheri Grasmuck. Contrary to popular perceptions the migration of Cuban exiles to the United States dates to the nineteenth century well began before the Cuban Revolution. In “With All, and for the Good of All’” The Emergence of Popular Nationalism in the Cuban Communities of the United States, 1848-1898 (Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1989) Gerald Poyo focuses on those exiled Cubans who found support for their popular nationalist ideas among Cuban workers in Key West, Tampa and New York City. In With Open Arms: Cuban Migration to the United States (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1988) Felix Masud-Piloto provides an overview of 20th century Cuban migration to the United States within the context of U.S.-Cuba relations and the Cold War.
From emerging from the failed movement saw the rise of a strong friendship with Fidel Castro. Through this political friendship Che was able to express and convey his strong revolutionary ideas leading to a place within the Castro government. Che and Fidel government represented a new era in Cuban History as they sort to bring equality within Cuban society even if such measures required radical reforms. It was this strong passionate idea of equality and justice combined with his inspirational figure in the eyes of the people that emphasized the critical role Che played in the Cuban revolution. Che’s involvement within the Cuba revolution is interesting due to the fact he himself was from Argentina.
After the War of Independence in 1898, Spain had surrendered to the United States of America for control over the affairs of Cuba, through the signing of the Treaty of Paris. As a result, the United States became actively involved in the development of Cuba. The article, “Cuban Revolution: Regional and International Impact (1959-1983)”reinforces this by stating “The United States became a surrogate mother country and thus, America became Cuba’s major trading partner by investing in the Cuban sugar industry.” Due to the fact that Spain was no longer dominant but “obsolete” over the foreign and domestic affairs of Cuba, it means that it was up to the