Notes from Thursday (5/8/08) Class / Cuba

Cuba: Goes from Friend to Enemy of the USA



1. US heavily invested in Cuba following Spanish-American War of 1898

2. By 1956, Americans owned more than 90% of Cuba’s mining wealth

3. And 40% of sugar crop

4. Rebels(led by Fidel Castro) tired of this relationship with the US.

5. Rebels call for Socialist revolution

6. 1959- Castro takes control of Cuba

7. In 2008, Cuba remains a Communist country, but it's very poor one. It has been economically crippled by an embargo, which still has not been lifted.