Creditability: I have done some extensive research on the Cuban Missile Crisis and President Kennedy’s address. IV. Thesis: Thanks to President Kennedy’s plan of action in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis, we were able to avoid a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. V: Preview Statement: Today, I am going to give you a little insight on the Cuban Missile Crisis then I will talk about President Kennedy’s announcement and the events following the announcement. Body: I.
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. A comparative study that examines relations between Cubans, Blacks and new immigrants is Alex Stepick, This Land is Our Land: Immigrants and Power in Miami (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003). As mentioned above, the large majority of Central Americans arrived in the United States during the1980s to escape war, political upheaval and economic insecurity in their respective countries. One of the first books to document the highly ambiguous legal status of Salvadoran immigrants living and working in the “margins” of American society was Sarah Mahler’s American Dreaming: Immigrant Life on the Margins (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995). Cecilia Menjivar’s Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000) challenges the conventional image of immigrant solidarity by showing how harsh economic
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. Once again, the Navy and Coast Guard were joined as primary along with other joint branches were on a mission to enrich the lives of the Cuban and Haitan migrants. The Marine Corps is known for it’s forcible entry, react rapidly, and seizing bases along with assisting other forces on the ground such as the Army’s ground operations. When the Army and Marine Forces fall under a JFLCC, they are known for their powerful
The History of Fort Matanzas and the Castillo De San Marcos St. Augustine, Florida is home to two of the most famous and historical forts in the United States: Fort Matanzas and the Castillo De San Marcos. Every year people travel to the oldest city in America (St. Augustine) to visit these amazing structures. Even more amazing is the vast history behind their construction. That being said, one cannot properly recite the history of Fort Matanzas without first explaining its reason for existence: St. Augustine and the Castillo De San Marcos. In 1565, Pedro Menendez founded the city of St. Augustine in the name of Spain.
The Freedom Tower is in Miami, Florida. It is considered the “Ellis Island of the South”, because of its role from 1962 through 1974 as the Cuban Assistance center. The tower offered national sanction relief to the Cuban refugees who sought political asylum from the regime of Fedel Castro. The Freedom Tower is a symbol of hope and freedom, and the belief that democracy should be available to all who fight against tyranny and demagoguery. The building was opened on July 26, 1925.
Of these captured rebels most of the leaders were put on show trials in Havana and executed and the rest were returned for $53 million in food and drugs from the United States (1). On December 29, 1962 a ceremony was held at the Orange Bowl for the returned exiles in which Kennedy promised that the exiles flag would someday fly over Havana and so far 48 years later it hasn’t happened (1). This disaster instead of destroying Kennedy led to his greatest triumph for which he is remembered: the Cuban Missile Crisis. After the failed invasion, the Soviet Union decided to protect Castro it would park intermediate range nuclear missile in Castro backyard within range of any US city. After the US discovered the presence of the missiles the US issued a naval quarantine of Cuba.
The Spanish American War, described by Theodore Roosevelt as a “Splendid little war” was one of the first conflicts that was fought on a global scale, in fact the struggle between Spain and its allies against The United States of America took place in Cuba, the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. The war was a result of prolonged tensions between the Spanish occupants of Cuba and the Cubans themselves which were striving for independence long before the U.S had any interactions with both the Cubans and Spaniards. Their first attempt in gaining national freedom was called the Ten Years War and ended with the pact of Zanjon which did not mitigate nor suppress the desire for freedom most Cubans shared. Not long after The Ten Years War, others
Souhoud Sore Dr. Nancy Ford War and American Spring 2013 From Liberation to Conquest Bonnie M. Miller In this book “From Liberation to Conquest”, Bonnie M. Miller delve about the United States involvement in Cuba fight for independence against their long time colonist; the Spanish. The Cubans revolution paved the way and made it possible for the United States to colonize other countries and Cuba being one of them through informal colony, the decline of Spain was a major factor. The author focus on the media (yellow journalism) and the part they play before, during and after the war and also how McKinley used this to his advantage. After trying for her independence twice already the Cubans were determined to obtain her independence by any means necessary. Spain, once a world super power back in her day was on her last leg when the Cubans again try for their independence.
The articles “The Buena Vista Social Club” by Tanya Katerí Hernandez and “Globalisation and the Tango” by Chris Goertzen and María Susana Azzi have both discussed the issue of the globalisation of Latin American music and how it is portrayed in foreign countries. Cuban son music emerged in the country during the 1910s and by 1930 had gained worldwide success. This style of music, a blend of Spanish canción, Spanish guitar and African rhythms and played in the clave rhythm, provided a key symbol of Afro-Cuban culture and identity while also heavily influencing other musicians and music genres. It provided Havana’s Afro-Cuban lower classes with a source of income and the chance to enter a previously European dominated market. Son was exported to the rest of the world during the 1930s and 1940s and became particularly popular in the United States, also providing the grounds for the creation of salsa music in the 1970s.
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