BACKGROUND PAPER ON CUBA 1. The three C’s: Cuba‚ Communism‚ and Castro demonstrate expounded socialist behaviors founded from the Karl Marx era. Communism as defined by Merriam-Webster is “A totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.” Currently in the world today‚ there are five communist countries with Cuba being one of them. Cuba has a unique political and social history based on Fidel Castro‚ the Bay of Pigs Invasion‚ and
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surrounding the palace with a barrage of tanks and military figures. When Chavez refused to resign‚ the military threatened to bomb the palace. Members of the government were sat on the floor of the palace‚ awaiting some kind of resolution to the ongoing conflict. This portion of the film put me in the position of watching an intense government situation unfold as government affiliates panicked. It’s not a common occurrence
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South America‚ post World War II‚ was subjected to many military regimes and conflicting ideas. From extreme democracy to extreme communism‚ there were supporters of all types of reform. Foreign countries‚ especially the United States‚ used this division to influence governments to be favorable to them. Throughout these regimes‚ human and civil rights developed to what they are now. The Catholic Church played a huge role in South American politics and culture during this time‚ too. South America
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Venezuela‚ An oil country‚ a country that since 1998‚ has had major changes‚ some positive and a lot negative‚ but a lot of the real problems‚ would not be to the eye of everyone until 2013 with the dead of Chavez‚ “El comandante” and the possession that was obscure of Maduro. Venezuela is a country of strategic importance for Latin America in general and South America and the Caribbean in particular. Along with Mexico is one of the largest oil producers in the region‚ but it is also part of the
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determining the political loyalties of Venezuelans? b. According to Medea Benjamin‚ why did Hugo Chavez win a landslide reelection victory in 2004? According to Gregory Wilpert‚ what have been the major achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution after twelve years in power‚ and what have been their major shortcomings? Based on these materials‚ why do you think U.S. leaders have had such a negative view of Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarians? If you were an advisor to President Obama and Secretary of State John
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to FARC’s activity are the Cuban and Venezuelan governments. Both countries continue supporting the group. The Cuban government provides FARC with medical supplies and political advice. The former Venezuelan president‚ Hugo Chavez‚ provided the group with money and ordnance. Chavez has denied any of these accusations‚ however.
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US relations with Venezuela were especially tense (“Global”). Socialist Hugo Chávez was elected president of Venezuela in 1998‚ marking the collapse of the country’s party system. He made it clear that revolutionary changes were in store‚ and has since been notorious for verbally berating the United States- strongly opposing neoliberalism and globalization‚ including free trade and capitalism (Farrell‚ p. 1‚ 2010). “Chávez was one of the
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“The practice of cloud-seeding garnered considerable attention in the run up to the Beijing Olympics.” Jonas had asked the giver why are there no colors. The Giver said‚ “Our people made that choice‚ the choice to go to sameness‚” (Lowry 95). This describes how in Jonas’s community there is no climate as the community made the choice to have this type of climate control; and this exists in our society today. In The Giver‚ Jonas finds out that his community doesn’t know what the meaning of color
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research on hydropower and biomass energy. So if you find out what it is‚ roughly explain‚ and then say how we would use it to benefit Venezuela: hydropower: what it is; ydro power is used to generate electricity. Eg Boulder dam Once the electricity is generated‚ it is mixed in with the rest of the power grid. So users of electricity can’t tell if their electricity came from a hydroelectric power plant‚ a nuclear power plant‚ or a wind turbine power plant. Things powered by electricity:
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Chapter 2 Assignments 1. Free market economies stimulate greater economic growth‚ whereas state-directed economies stifle growth. Discuss. In a free market economy‚ individuals/corporations are allowed to own property and other assets. Ownership provides incentive for people to work hard‚ be innovative and creative; all while hoping to attain additional wealth. Sequentially‚ the desire from individuals/corporations to accumulate wealth enhances the whole economy and generates economic growth
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