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    INTRODUCTION The closest the world has come to nuclear war was the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The Soviets had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba‚ just 90 miles off the coast of the United States. U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness and demanded that the Soviet Union remove these missiles and imposed a naval blockade on Cuba‚ threatening to sink any Soviet ships that approached the island without permitting their cargoes to be inspected. Soviet field commanders

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    Weavers of Revolution

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    Greg Parkhurst 11/2/06 Allende and the Weavers of Revolution In Peter Winn’s Weavers of Revolution‚ a factory in Santiago‚ Chile fights for their independence against the Chilean government of the 1970’s. While this rebellion is going on‚ presidential elections are taking place and Salvador Allende is the presidential candidate which represents the common people. The relation between Allende and the people he represents is a unique one because at first this class‚ the working class‚ helps

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    Many of the reasons certain events in Cuba’s history transpired were influenced by wealth‚ economy‚ and race‚ but more importantly religion and culture. Unlike today‚ people were very influenced by religion and made it an active apart of their everyday lives. It had the power to influence the economy and government decisions‚ not just personal beliefs. However‚ because of this there was a lot of miscommunication and turmoil in issues between different races‚ social status (lower class‚ middle class

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    The observations of successful leaders that Machiavelli made are still apparent in the modern world and prove that history truly does repeat itself. Fidel Castro‚ the Cuban revolutionary leader‚ is a perfect example of a leader that is considered effective based on Machiavelli’s principles. Fidel Castro is “Machiavelli’s Cuban Prince”. (1) Chapter 17 of The Prince deals with a common question for a leader: What is better‚ to be loved or feared? Machiavelli states that people will easily be

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    Castro Background

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    he struggled for enough money to live. Because of his experiences as a lawyer‚ Castro saw the imbalances between rich and poor in Cuba. He also developed a dislike for American businessmen who lead the country. 1947‚ Castro joined the Cuban people’s party. Cuban people’s party was expected to win election of 1952 until Fulgencio Batista took control if cuba’s government with force. Castro lead 123 men to attack the Moncada Army Barracks‚ however‚ Castro’s forces lost the battle and they were captured

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    Castro was a Cuban dictator‚ he was born in Biran Cuba in 1926. Castro overthrew the government by using guerilla warfare tactics. After successfully overthrowing the government he was sworn in as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister‚ Castro established secret military and economic connections with the Soviet Union. These relations later lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1976 Castro became president of Cuba. Castro was the one of 6 children‚ two brothers Ramon and Raul (current Cuban president) and

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    accent of Cuban speech. C. Food 1. Spain and Africa have contributed the most to Cuban food. 2. It is rare that hot spices are used. 3. Most common meals are made with pork‚ chicken‚ rice‚ beans‚ tomatoes and lettuce. D. Carnival 1. There is a Carnival held in Santiago and in Havana 2. They will dance; have a parade and lots of food. E. Music 1. Cuban music is influenced by West African and European (mostly Spanish) music. 2. Combines Spanish guitar‚ melody‚ harmony and the Afro-Cuban percussion

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    independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order to protect their investments‚ and other Americans favoring the Cuban cause for independence. At this time in American history‚ the United States government was very much in favor of supporting large

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    Jasmine Revolution

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    The jasmine revolution is a people’s revolutionary‚ it revolution involved the government and common people. Jasmine revolution originated from country of Tunisia and a boy in the Tunisia. It popular uprising in Tunisia that protested against corruption‚ poverty‚ and political repression and forced Pres. The demonstrations and riots were reported to have started over unemployment‚ food inflation‚ corruption‚ freedom of speech and poor living conditions. The protests constituted the most dramatic

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    But the Cubans in the United States thought otherwise‚ especially the once in Florida and Miami. They were the one who escaped cuba after Castro’s became the ruler of Cuba‚ and during the economic crises‚ the people fled because they don’t want to be ruled under a communist dictatorship. After hearing about the death of Fidel Castro they were filled with joy they were celebrating across the street of new york they were marching and weaving the Cuban flags across the street of United

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