The History of Modern Cuba

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History of Modern Cuba
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The Cuban Melodrama
The Spanish-American War 1898
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Valeriano Weylers Reconcentration Policy
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Remember the Maine!To Hell with Spain!
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Cuban Independence?
Senator Orville Platt
Platt Amendment (1903) 1. Cuba was not to enter
into any agreements with foreign powers that
would endanger its independence. 2. The U.S.
could intervene in Cuban affairs if
necessary to maintain an efficient, independent
govt. 3. Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the
U.S. for naval and coaling station. 4. Cuba
must not build up an excessive public debt.
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American Soldiers in Cubain 19022
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What the US Fought For
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FulgencioBatista
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Fidel Castro as a Young Revolutionary
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Cuban Young Pioneers
What were some of Castros reforms??
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The Bay of Pigs Fiasco 1961
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The Bay of Pigs Fiasco 1961
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The US Lays an Egg?
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Cuba is 90 Miles from the Florida Coast
A Soviet Client-State
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The Cuban Missile CrisisOctober,1962
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Soviet-Cuban Construction
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Soviet-Cuban Construction
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Global Thermal Nuclear War?
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Range of the Cuban Missiles
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Whats the Message?
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Cuban Exiles in Miami
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The Cuban Boat People
The Cuban Adjustment Act - 1966
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The Refugee Problem Today
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Castro at the United Nations
US Embargo of Cuba
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Fidel Castro Today
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Cuban-Americans Support the Republican Party