In the 1950s, the Cuban Revolution was one of the most
prominent events in history. During this time, Fidel Castro formed an armed
revolt against the government’s Cuban president Fulgencio Bautista where he
eventually overthrew him and made the country a socialist state. Once Castro finally
came into power this then led Cuba to becoming part of the communist party and
slowly but surely, led to several repercussions, one in particular being the reshaping
of the relationship with the United States. With this, brought events full of
chain reactions that still affects Cuba and the United States today.
In
today’s society, we are well-aware of Fidel Castro and all the destruction he
brought to Cuba. With the changes Castro implemented, the United States decide
to embargo Cuba by blocking any trade from occurring between Cuba and any
countries allied with the United States. This hurt Cuba with trade and only further
corrupted Cuba. For years, we have seen over the media and news what drastic
changes Castro has made and how the United States has been trying to cope with what
Castro has done to the country they once had ties with. The people of Cuba and
the United States were itching to see Castro no longer being in power, even
measures to kill him just to assure that it would be so. Although many attempts
were made to ty and help Cuba in whatever way possible, Castro made sure that he
and his authority was known worldwide.
In
class we discussed how Castro and his allies, like Che Guevara, were attracted
to Marxism. Marxism was brought up by theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engles which was later developed by their followers to form the basis of the
theory and practices of communism. Marxists
beliefs/perspectives on behalf of Castro and Guevara led to a society filled
with injustice and revolution. The goal through Marxism was to collectively
bring together Latin American countries to overthrow “the international
imperialist economic system.” The United States grew to know that Castro was
following Marxism and feared that there would be a growth of communism not only
in Cuba, but Latin American countries as a whole. With this approach of Marxism/Communism,
brought the uproar of revolutions between Cuba and the United States, with
Castro trying to purposely revolt and the United States trying to implement
changes to restore Cuba back to what it once was.
With
Fidel’s brother Raul in the picture, keeping Fidel’s tactics in place today,
contributes to the effects history has had on Cuba and the United States. Looking
through media/news online, I come across articles on how the United States has
been trying to improve diplomatic relations despite the embargo still being implemented
today. Hearing and seeing the measures the people have taken in Cuba to no longer
being in the hands of Fidel Castro and even his brother Raul is just
devastating. The changes that were made and all he has brought to that country
has severely changes the lives of many individuals. To imagine that Cuba may
never back to what it was, only concerns myself to what else is in store for
Cuba and the United States since we continue to intervene.
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