After World War II ended, many of the former superpowers were weakened. This left two major powers, the USA and the USSR in power. Because of differences in political ideologies and egos, another conflict arose. This conflict is called the Cold War. Many countries were terrified since nuclear war and World War III was a possibility if the war didn’t stop. It affected many regions of the world, particularly East and West Berlin and Cuba.
The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world as more than one of America’s allies. In actuality, Cuba was treated more like a colony than anything else, and the US was blind to its needs. America ignored the oppressive and dictatorial regime of Batista, and instead backed him since he kept his ‘democratic’ government in place, use it as a naval base got to monopolize Cuba’s resources. When Fidel Castro took over, he could not solve the poverty, bad health, and illiteracy without hurting or offending America in the process. America profited from the cheap labor and oppression of Cubans, and anti-American feelings were only amplified after this take-over, while Castro’s popularity grew. America saw him as a threat and ordered multiple assassinations on him, and economic sanctions by not trading. However, this made him more popular and sparked a deeper hatred of America. Meanwhile, the USSR supported Cuba and the revolution. Cuba started to trade more with them and became somewhat dependent on Cuba for trading and militaristic reasons. Despite this, the Soviet Union didn’t treat Castro and Cuba like a lackey or colony which made the Soviet Union even more favorable in their eyes. In Cold War logic this made the Soviet Union as an ally, and Castro converted the country to communism. America was in an outrage and worried since Cuba was in the western hemisphere. In order to get rid of him, they launched an attack on the Bay of Pigs and another attack called Operation Mongoose. They were meant to be covert missions that would spark rebellion. Both failed miserably since the people didn’t want to rebel and America was immediately found to be the culprit. Operation Mongoose was more successful in that its main objective was to bribe other countries, and intimidate Castro. But we went too far and ended up intimidating the Soviet Union, leading to more tensions between the two countries. In response to the threat of possible American invasion, the Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba which agitated America. To counter, America did a naval blockade. Both countries came extremely close to nuclear war, but thankfully the situation was resolved. Cuba ended the majority of their dealings with the Soviets after this event, mostly because the Soviet Union did not consult Cuba about the terms of the resolution. In contrast, the Soviet Union only hurt, and oppressed East and West Berlin. …show more content…
They enforced harsh rules and restrictions, and did not care about the poverty of the people there. The majority of his hostility came from his vendetta and annoyance with the Allies.
The Allies wartime conference resulted in the splitting up if Germany. The Soviet Union got one part of it and the other part went to Britain, America, and later on France. The Soviet-half (East Berlin) practiced communism while the Allied-half (West Berlin) was more democratic and capitalistic. At first Britain, America, and France independently owned their own occupation zone but they decided to unite it. The Soviets responded with a blockade, meant to starve Berlin out. The Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift until the Soviets gave up.
The USSR was embarrassed by this event and the mass exodus of people leaving from East to West Berlin. The civilians didn’t want to live under communism or be ruled by the Soviet Union, causing them to flee. It’s estimated that 3 million left after the blockade was lifted, and in the months after around 67,400 more fled to West Berlin. Many of these people were young skilled workers like doctors, engineers, and teachers. With the economy in East Berlin as fragile as it was, they could not afford to lose more people and money. And so the Berlin Wall was built. The Berlin
The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world as more than one of America’s allies. In actuality, Cuba was treated more like a colony than anything else, and the US was blind to its needs. America ignored the oppressive and dictatorial regime of Batista, and instead backed him since he kept his ‘democratic’ government in place, use it as a naval base got to monopolize Cuba’s resources. When Fidel Castro took over, he could not solve the poverty, bad health, and illiteracy without hurting or offending America in the process. America profited from the cheap labor and oppression of Cubans, and anti-American feelings were only amplified after this take-over, while Castro’s popularity grew. America saw him as a threat and ordered multiple assassinations on him, and economic sanctions by not trading. However, this made him more popular and sparked a deeper hatred of America. Meanwhile, the USSR supported Cuba and the revolution. Cuba started to trade more with them and became somewhat dependent on Cuba for trading and militaristic reasons. Despite this, the Soviet Union didn’t treat Castro and Cuba like a lackey or colony which made the Soviet Union even more favorable in their eyes. In Cold War logic this made the Soviet Union as an ally, and Castro converted the country to communism. America was in an outrage and worried since Cuba was in the western hemisphere. In order to get rid of him, they launched an attack on the Bay of Pigs and another attack called Operation Mongoose. They were meant to be covert missions that would spark rebellion. Both failed miserably since the people didn’t want to rebel and America was immediately found to be the culprit. Operation Mongoose was more successful in that its main objective was to bribe other countries, and intimidate Castro. But we went too far and ended up intimidating the Soviet Union, leading to more tensions between the two countries. In response to the threat of possible American invasion, the Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba which agitated America. To counter, America did a naval blockade. Both countries came extremely close to nuclear war, but thankfully the situation was resolved. Cuba ended the majority of their dealings with the Soviets after this event, mostly because the Soviet Union did not consult Cuba about the terms of the resolution. In contrast, the Soviet Union only hurt, and oppressed East and West Berlin. …show more content…
They enforced harsh rules and restrictions, and did not care about the poverty of the people there. The majority of his hostility came from his vendetta and annoyance with the Allies.
The Allies wartime conference resulted in the splitting up if Germany. The Soviet Union got one part of it and the other part went to Britain, America, and later on France. The Soviet-half (East Berlin) practiced communism while the Allied-half (West Berlin) was more democratic and capitalistic. At first Britain, America, and France independently owned their own occupation zone but they decided to unite it. The Soviets responded with a blockade, meant to starve Berlin out. The Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift until the Soviets gave up.
The USSR was embarrassed by this event and the mass exodus of people leaving from East to West Berlin. The civilians didn’t want to live under communism or be ruled by the Soviet Union, causing them to flee. It’s estimated that 3 million left after the blockade was lifted, and in the months after around 67,400 more fled to West Berlin. Many of these people were young skilled workers like doctors, engineers, and teachers. With the economy in East Berlin as fragile as it was, they could not afford to lose more people and money. And so the Berlin Wall was built. The Berlin