The U.S. and Cuba's Complicated History Explained
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In March 2016, US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba. This was the first time a sitting President had visited the country since 1928, and marked warming relations between the two nations. The visit comes on the heels of a half-century embargo, and decades of tension. So, what happened between the US and Cuba? Why is their relationship so complicated? Well, the US has always had an eye on Cuba. By the late 1800’s, a majority of Cuba’s major exports, including sugar and tobacco, were purchased by the US. Cuba was so economically valuable that the US repeatedly considered buying the island from Spain. But at the time, Spain and the US had a shaky relationship, culminating in 1898, when a US Naval ship exploded at the Havana harbor in Cuba. Although it was even...
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In March 2016, US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba. This was the first time a sitting President had visited the country since 1928, and marked warming relations between the two nations. The visit comes on the heels of a half-century embargo, and decades of tension. So, what happened between the US and Cuba? Why is their relationship so complicated? Well, the US has always had an eye on Cuba. By the late 1800’s, a majority of Cuba’s major exports, including sugar and tobacco, were purchased by the US. Cuba was so economically valuable that the US repeatedly considered buying the island from Spain. But at the time, Spain and the US had a shaky relationship, culminating in 1898, when a US Naval ship exploded at the Havana harbor in Cuba. Although it was even...
