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What role did the United States foreign policy play before, during, and after the Cuban Revolution, 1952-1963? Why did the United States government feel it necessary to intervene in the Cuban Revolution, which changed power from Fulgencio Batista to Fidel Castro? The island country of Cuba has always drawn attention from its neighbor to the north, the United States. The United States played a role when the country first formed to break away from its Spanish colonial rulers. After helping Cuba gain independence, the United States had an opportunity to annex the island and make it a state. The government decided against making Cuba a state but made sure to keep the island country as a close ally. Cuba went through a …show more content…
My research examines one of the most tumultuous time periods of the island’s history by discussing the Cuban Revolution. By looking through the perspective of the United States government, we are able to learn about both countries outlooks pertaining to the revolution. One of the leading historians in the field of Cuban history is Louis A. Perez. Louis Perez wrote many books about Cuban history that have given me the background knowledge of the country that I need in order to complete my research. As for an overall history of Cuba, I used Louis Perez’s book, The Structure of Cuban History: Meanings and Purpose of The Past. In this book Perez focused on the time before Cuba became an independent nation and the time after the island became independent. Louis Perez then used the sentiment created by the war for independence to frame the history of Cuba after. This was not the majority of the book, but Louis Perez offers insight to the start of the United States and Cuban relations after Cuba’s independence. Louis Perez has several other books dealing with relations between the United States and Cuba including, Cuba Under The Platt Amendment, 1902-1934, The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography, and several other works that deal with the topic before the time that my research starts. Cuba Between Reform and Revolution, is a book by Louis Perez that deals with my topic and time period. In the book chapters ten, eleven, and twelve discuss the years before the Cuban Revolution and the moments after the revolution. Louis Perez does an excellent job of recognizing the momentous change that took place in the transition from Fulgencio Batista to Fidel Castro. Louis Perez also makes the connection in the importance of the United States and Cuban relations and how they changed after the
What role did the United States foreign policy play before, during, and after the Cuban Revolution, 1952-1963? Why did the United States government feel it necessary to intervene in the Cuban Revolution, which changed power from Fulgencio Batista to Fidel Castro? The island country of Cuba has always drawn attention from its neighbor to the north, the United States. The United States played a role when the country first formed to break away from its Spanish colonial rulers. After helping Cuba gain independence, the United States had an opportunity to annex the island and make it a state. The government decided against making Cuba a state but made sure to keep the island country as a close ally. Cuba went through a …show more content…
My research examines one of the most tumultuous time periods of the island’s history by discussing the Cuban Revolution. By looking through the perspective of the United States government, we are able to learn about both countries outlooks pertaining to the revolution. One of the leading historians in the field of Cuban history is Louis A. Perez. Louis Perez wrote many books about Cuban history that have given me the background knowledge of the country that I need in order to complete my research. As for an overall history of Cuba, I used Louis Perez’s book, The Structure of Cuban History: Meanings and Purpose of The Past. In this book Perez focused on the time before Cuba became an independent nation and the time after the island became independent. Louis Perez then used the sentiment created by the war for independence to frame the history of Cuba after. This was not the majority of the book, but Louis Perez offers insight to the start of the United States and Cuban relations after Cuba’s independence. Louis Perez has several other books dealing with relations between the United States and Cuba including, Cuba Under The Platt Amendment, 1902-1934, The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography, and several other works that deal with the topic before the time that my research starts. Cuba Between Reform and Revolution, is a book by Louis Perez that deals with my topic and time period. In the book chapters ten, eleven, and twelve discuss the years before the Cuban Revolution and the moments after the revolution. Louis Perez does an excellent job of recognizing the momentous change that took place in the transition from Fulgencio Batista to Fidel Castro. Louis Perez also makes the connection in the importance of the United States and Cuban relations and how they changed after the