The U.S. and Cuba:
The Cold War Continued?
Brief Political History of Cuba
Fidel Castro
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Differing Ideologies
The U.S. Position
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� � �The political history of Cuba cannot be examined without also looking at American involvement in the small island-nation. For many years, Cuba was virtually controlled by the U.S., via governments that allowed private American businesses to dominate the agriculture of the island. Because of this laissez-faire attitude towards American economic domination that the Cuban presidents held, the U.S. government supported their often corrupt regimes.

� � �Since the rise of Fidel Castro in 1959, all that has changed. He immediately took a firm stance against the strong American presence in Cuba. Now, the dynamic has completely changed. Instead of funneling money into Cuba, the U.S. has held an embargo against Castro�s Communist government. Now, the U.S. influence in Cuba has become more indirect. The government and the people of Cuba blame the embargo for their economic hardship in the post-Cold War era. The U.S. also strongly supports anti-Castro dissident groups throughout Cuba. Though the U.S. government maintains their hard line against Castro, there has been growing support recently for easing the sanctions against the Cuban people. This site aims to examine the dynamic between the U.S. and Cuba through an objective lens in order to fully understand the ideological conflicts that have frought the relationship between these two neighbors for the past forty years. ���

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