HIST 341-President Barack Obama is finishing the first tour of a US president in Cuba in modern history
January 13th, 2018
Today President Barack Obama is finishing the first tour of a US president in Cuba in modern history. It is significant for many reasons. Explain why Cuba is a significant Latin Caribbean society and its importance in US history for the past 150 years. Who are Jose Marti and Antonio Maceo? What led to Cuban independence? Did Cubans fight independence wars? Examine them. What was the Cuban Revolutionary Party? Who is Fulgenico Batista and what was his role in Cuban politics? Who is Fidel Castro and what was his role in Cuban politics? What led to the embargo or break in Cuban-US relations? Is the present normalization successful? What are the incentives and constraints for change in Cuban US relations?