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Cuban Embargo Essay

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The ongoing embargo between Cuba and America started even before the embargo was set into place.It all began when the United States of America declared war on Spain in 1898; the U.S had won the war. America winning against Spain made them ceded Cuba to America. In 1908 Cuba had taken their independence with their new president, Tomas Palma but the U.S kept them under their protection through the platts amendment. After years passed Cuba goes through a lot of change forced upon by the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro takes presidency in 1959 after over throwing military dictatorship of Batista.
When Castro took presidency in 1959 he met the Vice President of the time, Richard Nixon. His primary purpose was to come and clear his name in America about the Cuban Revolution, because America continued to accuse him of wrongdoings so he seized all business with the U.S and joined forces with the USSR. Castro claiming Cuba to be a communist country, the U.S attempts to assassinate him but fails. They then back a group of cuban …show more content…

Due to this restoration one major change that occurred is the opening of the embassies in Havana and Washington. Obama said "Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That’s why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people." Obama wants Congress to realize that the Cold War is now over we are currently in the 20th century and we must move on and lift the embargo. By lifting the embargo both the U.S and Cuba will benefit financially due to tourists and those who would like to explore

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