Cuba- A Bright Future
On first glance, Cuba is not what it seams. One might think of the island simply as the last bastion of Communism in an increasingly democratic and capitalistic world. This is increasingly untrue, and can no longer be considered a fact. It is true, however that in the past Cuba has gone to great lengths to make itself isolated, this was simply a tactic to ensure that their unique society was not diluted by any outsider influence, especially American. The result of this political behaviour has often meant nothing but pain and strife for the Cuban people. Lately though, they have been loosening their leash, and have allowed for some more breathing room. No where else is this more clear than in the expanding tourist industry that now dominates much of the island and it's economy. The political future of the small country has been uncertain since the first Europeans landed on the island in 1492, along with the now famous Columbus. Indeed, for the first several years, even the name of the island itself changed frequently before eventually settling on Cuba ( which originates from the local name Cubanascnan). The title to the island bounced back and for
When Batista was in control of the government, the foreign policy, to a point seemed to be "Go with whatever the Americans think is best." This position changed as the governments agenda changed, and it wasn't long before Batista annoyed the Americans to such a point that the realized that he wasn't worth the fuss. They supported Castro in his efforts to take control of Cuba, believing that any change would be for the better, and that Castro would be so grateful, that they would essentially have him in their pocket. Things couldn't have gone more off course than they did, and once the cold war got reacted up, they certainly were kicking themselves. Cuba began developing strong ties with the USSR, and from that gained weapons and technology. How they used this technology was still up to them, since they were in such a key position, the USSR likely considered them a valuable commodity. No doubt Cuba used this fact to play Russia for all it was worth. Back to the use of the economic support provided by the USSR, Cuba used it as it liked. Throughout it's golden years, Cuba supported numerous political uprisings all over the globe. This point is clearest specially in Africa, since fair portion of the population is of African descent, there was strong sympathy for the African situation in particular. Also, Cuba was a focal point for the mass training of revolutionaries to fight effectively with guerrilla warfare. Who better to teach it than the Cubans who only years before had been doing the same. since loosing it's support from the USSR, such programs have been cut back significantly, and instead, Cuba does training of a different sort. Cuba has, for an island of it's size and political strength, a fair number of trained professionals and institutions of higher learning. Today, Cuba brings in students from all over, but specifically ones from Communist China and many of the surrounding islands. th as well. First from Spain, then to England after the seven year war, then back to Spain, and eventually to the sovereign country that it is today. During the Batista years ( 1952-1959 ), life for the islanders was repressive and conditions pour. Initially Batista was merely interested in cowtoeing t
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