Cuba Research Papers Samples For Students

There have been several versions of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act since its first introduction in 2001. For the purposes of this discussion pertaining to whether the DREAM Act is a good idea or not this writer will take into consideration the most recent version, which was rejected by the senate in 2010 December. While the DREAM ACT appears, generally, to be a great idea, the provisions of 2010 legislation can be considered discriminatory in many ways. Considering the idea of providing people classified ‘illegal immigrants’ or undocumented who have entered this country illegally/ legally ...

Fidel Castro was born in Cuba on the 13th of August 1926 to Angel Castro (father) and Lina Ruz Gonzalez (mother). Fidel’s father was an immigrant from Spain who practiced sugarcane farmer, and it was while he was married to his first wife that he started an affair with Lina who was one of his servants (BBC 1). He would later marry her and they sired seven children, one of whom was Fidel Castro and the current President of Cuba, Raul Castro. In his early years, Fidel attended private Jesuit schools in Santiago de Cuba before joining a high ...

Introduction

The John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassination is one of the most tragic events to have happened in the American history. JFK was one of the most loved Presidents due to his unique qualities that endeared him to many. “His lively family, his winning personality and his tireless energy and the respected courage in time of decision” (Stockland 102). Those were attributes that the American populace held about JFK. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States further doubling as the youngest and first Catholic President. It is his unique nature that pre-empted impediments towards his presidency. Shock ...

Abstract

The research paper delves into the rise and spread of democracy in Cuba. It traces the history of Cuban government and the new experiments conducted by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba led by Fidel Castro. The government applied the ideals of generis socialism in the country; however, it had to abandon it as the people of the country did not fully respond it. Finally, it endorsed the socialist ideals that existed in the USSR and other East European countries.

Origins of Democracy in Cuba

The historical process of democracy began in Cuba with the Revolution in 1959 led by Fidel Castro. Indeed, it is ...

Introduction

Films are crafted for various purposes but most importantly, most films have a message for the audience (Fernandes 2008 p 41). The message may be explicitly stated and clearly cut throughout the movie though the ideas may also be metaphorically placed. More often than not, the filmmakers hope to achieve reactions from the audience and also expect the viewers to reexamine the traditions and values in the play (Fernandes 2008 p 29). The paper will focus on two films that were crafted to portray the struggles of women.The films, Portrait of Teresa and Salt of the Earth highlights the women’s rights ...

PERSPECTIVE

Research has it that few, if any, revolutionaries in the developing world would describe their behavior as terrorism. Many cold wars’ and post-cold war revolutionaries engaged in what could be defined as terrorism. In this paperwork, I am going to conduct an intensive research about the Soviet Union sponsoring the Cuban troop presence in Africa during the 1970s that resulted to the bloody war, particularly, the wars in Angola, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Mozambique. I will be providing answers to the following questions as to whether the Soviet Union was engaging in state-sponsored terrorism by sponsoring the Cuban troops, and ...

Introduction - The figure of Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is the revolutionary political figure, bringing Cuba to the long-lasting period of communism. The controversy of this figure on the global political arena is as obvious as the role and status of the island over the last thirty years. Born in 1926, the child was only officially recognized by the father by the age of 15. As a result, Fidel´s name was changed from Ruz to Castro. Castro spent his life on the island of Cuba, it is remarkable, though, and that Fidel grew up in wealthy family and was educated in a private boarding school, ...

The United States and Cuba continue to share a strained and fragile relationship based on the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion over fifty years ago. This strained relationship had a long term effect on the Kennedy government. The attack at the Bay of Pigs started with a group of Cuban refugees who were trained and financed by the American group the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in March 1960. They arrived in Cuba and attempted to overthrow the government headed by Fidel Castro. This socialist government, led by Fidel Castro fought back and the attack on the government failed.
The ...

Introduction

South Beach, Miami is an iconic symbol of waterfront luxurious holidaying, surfing and sunbathing. South Beach is the most popular beach destination in USA and one of the most popular beach destinations in the whole world. South Beach was not always a hot spot like it is today. In its early days it was a marshy land full of mangrove trees with no easy access from land because of Biscayne bay between South Beach and mainland Miami. However, some of the early forefathers while developing this island for agriculture realized that the island had the potential to become a tourist hotspot. This ...

Political Science

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This fundamental law of physics also sees an application when it comes to the U.S economic policy and it’s affect on immigration. The United States’ economic policies both on the nationally and globally have throughout history shaped the modern day immigration scene. From the American model of neo-mercantilist colonization of Latin American countries such as Cuba and Puerto Rico, creating more open markets through military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador, to creating a domestic demand for cheap labor in the agricultural, construction and domestic industries, the U.S. economic policies ...

Introduction

The Caribbean and the Latin America have a rich musical heritage ranging from classical and classical-influenced styles, folk traditional music and the modern popular music. It has different countries and regions such as Jamaica, Brazil, Peru, Haiti, Virgin Islands among others. The vastness of the involved area and ethnic collection makes the music from the region the most efficiently discussed and since it is acculturated. This paper seeks to explore a descriptive analysis of Tango and Nuevo Tango of Astor Piazzolla, Brazilian Bossa Nova Movement and Afro-Cuban Music from different orchestras such as Machito, O’Farrill styles among others. In addition, ...

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Hawaii Island posed threat to the American authorities which was neutralized through diplomatic maneuvers. Samoa Island was region that held the interest of three main powers early in the 20th century. The spoils of territory were shared in common between the stakeholders.
The point of content and concern that brought Spain and America to battle fields was occupation of Cuba. Cubans expressed their sentiments of siding with America during the middle days of 19th century.
Massive atrocities came to forth from Cuban militia as a result of the aspirations expressed by Cuba. Several states within the U.S.A facilitated ...

The Spanish- American War of 1898 began with the issuing of the Wilson- Gorman Tariff. This tariff was instituted in 1894 and became known as the American Tariff. This tariff placed restrictions on any sugar imports to the United States of America. As a result, the economy of Cuba was severely hurt. At that time, Cuba’s economy was based on producing and selling sugar as the main cash crop. This led to uproar and the rise of a group of angry nationalists known as the ‘insurrectos’. This group of nationalists began a revolt against the then ruling Spanish colonial regime.
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Introduction

Foreign relations or a country’s relationship with the countries in the regional and international community is one of the most important aspects of administrating a government. Meaning to say, a country with deep pockets does not necessarily mean a rich and prosperous country. The key in leading a country towards prosperity is balance, and it has been proven in past literatures that that balance can be easily achieved through trade. Trade has been an ongoing process which can date us back to as early as the first few centuries of mankind’s existence, at a time when people heavily relied on the commodities being ...

The US is considered today as a world power, dominant in almost all sectors of being a country which calls for great respect. However, the US had actually been similar with other growing nations as it was also conquered by another nation and it had to fight for its independence. It was also not as active as it is seen today as the US had adopted an isolationist or passive stance over issues overseas in the past that had only changed in the 1890s. History showcases that the US had changed this belief in the 1890s as the Spanish-American Conflict of ...

Introduction

Most people understand that the cold war an era that was viewed as being a very traumatic time for the United States and other nations from all over the world. With the fear of communism increasing, it was very significant for the United States of America to make sure it did not expand further, but at the same time avoiding and unnecessary conflict with the Soviet Union. The United States main fear was what they called the “Domino Affect”. (Maus) This theory means that if countries start falling to communist powers, others would too. Because of this fear, United States ...

In the field of political science, there are many forms of governments formed with specific characteristics differentiating each type from the other. The most common types are democratic governments, anarchy governments and the dictatorial governments. Of all these governments, there is a uniform characteristic that the mode of governance is what dictates the traits of the leader (James, 2010).

Thesis statement

Having scantly looked at the common forms of governance, I would like to deal more closely with dictatorship. This is due to the increasing number of dictators in the world. Also, provided is a summarized analytical outline of the metamorphosis of dictatorship ...

Introduction

The republic of Cuba is an island which comprises one significantly large island and numerous small ones. Cuba boasts and an area of approximately 110,860km2 and can be safely said to be one of the largest states in the Caribbean. Cuba is barely 160km from Florida. In fact, the Straits of Florida separate the country from Florida while the Windward Passage separates the country from Haiti and finally the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel separates the country from Mexico. According to the United Nations report of 2005, Cuba has a population of 11,275,000 with an ...

Cuba and Venezuelan Socialism in 21st century

[12 November 2012]

The world has witnessed various revolutions over the years. An activity or a movement, which results into fundamental changes in social, economic and political situations, can be termed as a revolution. There are numerous revolutions, which have either failed or succeeded in achieving the intended objectives to initiators and generations thereafter. 20th century is one of the most influential centuries in human history when there were numerous revolutions.
One such revolution which took place was in the form of the rise of Socialism which first came into effect in Russia after the Czar of Russia was overthrown ...

Socialism in the Twenty First Century

Many researchers of the socialism campaign of the 21st century prefer to treat the word “socialism” as a misnomer. Hence, the ‘socialism’ that we talk of in this paper does not involve the political aspect but seeks to examine the term in the aspects of their style, rhetoric and actions. This paper takes only as broad overview of the topic, highlighting the major aspects without delving to the possible in depth analysis that could have been possible in a work of lesser scope. This paper has been prepared keeping this intention in mind.

Cuba & Its Tryst with Socialism

Whenever Socialism is thought of in regard to ...

Introduction

The United States government was probably reluctant to entertain any relations with a communist state or nation. During the cold war between the US and the Soviet Union Republic, the two countries engaged in shuttle diplomacy, economic policy determination amid other foreign policies in a bid to win over nations into their own principles. Interestingly, Cuba, a country located in the American continent, embraced and supported communism under the leadership of Fidel Castro. The United States of America was not amused. They decided to engage in a number of activities primarily determined to get full control of Cuba. The government, under the leadership ...

The American presidents are famed for having made decisions which affected the course of history at their time. Perhaps the main reason as to why they are remembered that much is because the decisions they made had a far reaching effect, both in the U.S and in other nations. Below is an illustration of such a case that happened during one of the presidents’ time.

The Cold War and U.S Diplomacy

President J.F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, took power at such a time when the tensions were quite high. His predecessors, especially Eisenhower, were worried about the fact that the Soviet Union could advance ...

Anyone who studies the history of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union would be familiar with the names of John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, especially in their contribution to the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Both leaders have immensely created a stir of decisions pertaining to the crisis, and found a compromise to end the clash between the two nations. Despite their pivotal role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, it is unclear to many as to how close the two leaders were before and after the crisis. Although their nations have constantly argued and ...

Background

The United States had investments worth 50 million dollars in Cuba with trade in sugar averaging about 100 million dollars per year. Businesspersons and traders who had their investments in Cuba did not like the Spanish administration, which was inefficient and corrupt. In 1895, a revolt started in Cuba, which resulted to destruction of American property and the incarceration of Cuban civilians in concentration camps. In addition, the United States did not support the Spanish dominance in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Despite this, the Americans decided to refrain from the war.
In 1898, the United States President ...

Introduction

The United States is one of the most multiracial societies in the world today. The population in the USA is composed of all races with origins spanning from the Far East, Europe and the Americas. This multi-ethnicity has been attributed to immigration that has been taking place for several centuries. Most institutional teaching on American ethnic backgrounds concentrates on the United States after the British invasion and subsequent colonization. However, history indicates that the Spanish had been in the continent way before the British. In fact, southern parts of the United States such as Texas and California were occupied ...

Russian and Cuban Communism

Communism is a political and social movement that aims for a classless state where the means of production is owned jointly by the society. The government is the overall owner of the means of production and ensures the masses share in the distribution of wealth. The communist movement has been prevalent in countries like the USSR. The application varies though in various countries. Russian Communism is better than Cuban Communism because limited political pluralism exists in Russia. The political pluralism though limited in Russia can lead to further reforms in the future where the people will elect the political party that ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. Cuba lies only ninety miles of the coast of Florida, and this proximity has lent a viewpoint of many American decision-makers. This proximity to the United States also meant that their harbors were of strategic importance. Cuba's harbors could be used by enemies to threaten the US, and conversely, the US could use the harbors as its first line of the defense against its enemies. This island was factored into the United States economic system, and its economy ...

The history of the relationship between Cuba and the United States was rich and strong until 1959 when Fidel Castro took over power and created a Communist government on the island. Due to this, relations between the United States and Cuba was strained and it has been uneasy since the 1960s. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review the relations between Cuba and the United States and the cultural features and elements of the two nations in this process of transition.

Research Methodology

This research is done on the basis of secondary research with an interview with ...

Introduction

Cuba is one of the most censored countries in the world. According to the World Press Freedom Index for the year 2013 by the reporters without borders ranks Cuba at position 171 out of 179 countries (p. 23). This makes it the ninth most censored country in the world. According to the same organization, Cuba is the only country in the western hemisphere that does not tolerate independent media. While the government says that the censorship is to protect its citizens from the erosive American culture and external influence, critics have condemned the government claiming that the extensive censorship ...

Tourism and the Cuban Economy

I. Introduction and Background
Worldwide, the tourism industry has always had a sufficient importance for every state’s economy. Still, this influence can reveal less or more weighty depending on how the tourism sector is conducted by a particular country in toto.
Considering the given north Caribbean state, it seems worthwhile saying that the socialist society’s impact on Cuba’s economy has been more than just significant. In the last few decades, Cuba’s tourism has had a tendency to decline. This phenomenon has taken place due to the Cuban economic recession, superfluous internal economic limits, and, without ...

Introduction

As a nation increases its political power influence at the global arena, it usually becomes fearful of any potential emerging threats and can deploy any measure in order to combat such entities that are perceived as external threats. The Bay of Pigs Invasions was an instance of one such occurrence, which was accelerated by dire need of the United States to maintain its powerful status quo, while at the same time maintaining its reputation as a prime protector of the human and civil rights. As a response to the perceived threat that the Cuba posed, the United States, with the help of ...

HISPANIC GROUPS

The United States population is composed of people from different racial backgrounds. One of these groups is the Hispanic group which is composed of people from Spain and the Hispanic regions of Latin America. Also included in the category of Hispanics is any person who lives in the United States and identifies themselves as a Hispanic. The Hispanics have a lot of racial diversity and are hence not considered a race but an ethnic category (Donovan, 2010, p. 23). Among the sub-groups in the Hispanic group include Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Central and South Americans. So as to understand the ...

INTRODUCTION

The United States and the then Soviet Socialist Republic, or USSR, had always had ideological differences underlining their relations. The US has always been the world’s champion of democratic ideals, while the USSR promoted the socialist ideology. In World War II, however, the two countries set aside their differences and formed an alliance with other countries to fight a common enemy: the Axis Powers that included Germany, Japan and Italy. The defeat of the Axis Powers resulted in power vacuums, which the two countries immediately tried to fill, thereby, resulting in a contest of superpowers. Suspicions of each ...

Introduction

John F Kennedy was the first American Citizen to become president among the people that were born in the twentieth century. At the age of forty-three, he became the thirty-fifth president of the United States of America. John F Kennedy attended Harvard University and graduated with Bachelor of Science in International Affairs. As the prodigy of a politician and businessman, John F Kennedy got an opportunity to travel around America and around the world. His father Jack, Snr, was the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The Kennedy family was in the House of Commons when British politicians were ...

On January 6, 1994, the heat was on between Tanya Harding and Nancy Corrigan. Who would be the Olympic champion in figure skating? To make sure she would take home the gold, Tanya decided to injure Nancy. Not many competitors will go to this extreme, nonetheless this is a world where winning is power and this is the ultimate goal for Eduardo Suárez and his daughter Margarita.
“The Cuban Swimmer,” is a play about a Cuban family whose daughter, Margarita, is in a swimming race from San Pedro to Catalina Island. The father, Eduardo Suárez, is Margarita’s coach even ...

In this paper I will explain President J. F. Kennedy’s Doctrine and why it was created. A favorite quote of Kennedy comes to my mind, when thinking about keeping peace between the nations. I quote: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." Kennedy was out for peace, which he demonstrated during his time in office. One of his major events was creating Peace Corps in 1961. Other events that happen during his Presidency where the Cold War, stop the spread of communism in the Third World, which I will go deeper into in this paper. ...

Cultural communication: Cuban culturePrunell outlines twelve domains of culture in which communication is found as one of the domains. In it, he brings out the concepts of the dominant language and dialect, aspects of language variations such as intonations, the volume of the tone as well as the voice variations. It is also in this domain we also find properties of communication such as willingness to share thoughts as well as non-verbal language cues including eye contact, facial expressions, spatial distancing practices, touch and body language. Besides this, he explores acceptable greetings, past, present and future as well as ...

Question 1

The world and family roles have transformed in the past few years, and globalization is spreading. Initially, a woman’s place was in the kitchen, cooking, cleaning or catering for her family. In the middle class family, a woman’s traditional roles were mostly cut out and explicitly explained. On the other hand, the role of the man was simply to provide for the family. However, economics, access to education and globalization are among some of the factors that have led to the transformation of this situation. Women now seem to perform both the traditional feminine roles and the masculine ones. ...

Salsa is a dance style which originates from the Afro-Caribbean and Latin part of the world and it reflects the culture of this region. This dance spread all over the world and each culture adopted it and enrichened it with their specific elements. Salsa is a lifestyle, it has many health benefits when regarded as exercising, its culture is very interesting and the history of this dance is rich and each person tells their personal story through the dance.
Salsa is a lifestyle which reflects the personality of each individual involved in the process. Every person has their unique ...

The cold war referred to the progressive state of military and political tension between the western World spear headed by America and its NATO allies and the Communist world led by Soviet Union and its allies. The cold war so named because it never featured any direct military action. However, they both threatened each other with nuclear attack and both fully participated in proxy wars through supporting the so called allied nations.

The origins of the cold war began with uncertainty and mistrust between the West and the Eastern blocks countries in Europe. The objective of the Russians was ...

Hispanics form the most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States. In 1992, their estimated population was about 22.4million forming the second largest minority after the Asian American. Roughly 60 percent of the Hispanics in the U.S. trace their origin to Mexico. Compared to the Asian American except in Texas and the New Mexico, the Hispanics did not experience outright discrimination. Also, this ethnic group has a lower level of economic and educational capabilities (Ramirez and Roberto 65). 
Hispanic does not refer to a particular an ethnic description. It refers to native language and cultural background. Due to ...

History

Introduction of Aztec Empire
Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking people who ruled a large empire in the present central and southern Mexico during the 15th and early 16th centuries. They are called Aztec due to the word Aztlán, which refers to the “White Land”1, probably due to the origin from the northern Mexico. The center of the large Aztec empire, Tenochtitlán, was among the largest cities in the world in 1519. During that time, nearly 38 provinces were working under the rule of Tenochtitlán. Tributes, payments, and human sacrifices were most important events at that time that ...

How the Bahamas was able to prove to Britain that it will able to sustain itself if independence from Britain was granted?
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Introduction:

The Bahamas officially known as the Commonwealth of Bahamas is an island country consisting of more than 700 islets, cays and islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies to the north of Cuba and Hispaniola (The Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is North West to Turks and Caicos Islands. To its South East lies the U.S. State of Florida and to the East ...

The Life and Legacy of John F. Kennedy

Since he entered the military and public life, President John F. Kennedy took the hearts of many Americans and foreigners alike for his charisma and influence. Many both adored and hated him as his political inclinations brought either tension or benefit to the American people. Kennedy was seen as an important part of the Cold War era and people believed he would have revitalized America if he had lived longer. His controversial death had brought many questions to the foray as to why he was shot and what would have been the future of the United States and of ...

Indigenous Texas history goes beyond the Texan region into the various neighboring states and foreign territory. The Texan history dates back to over 50,000 years ago. In studying the history of Texas, the term Native refers to the inhabitants – indigenous – of the various regions within mainland Texas, the Tasmania area, and the adjacent islands. There have been a number of changes that have taken place over the years. Ancient Texan culture has faded away in most of the regions of the Texan continent due to a number of factors. The main aim of this paper is to look into the ...

Blacks in Latin America

A Comparison between the Cuba's Development of Slavery and North America
Differences
i) Slavery in Spanish America began earlier and was more intensive than in British America.
The Spanish government had legalized the business and even regulated and supervised it. There are no records of the number of slaves ferried from Africa earlier than 1790. The higher demand for slave labor in Spanish America resulted from the poor treatment they subjected slaves to leading to many deaths and sterility. Those in North America were fairly treated and some of them gave birth and multiplied (Murray, 1969).
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Introduction

Climate change is among the significant factors impacting ecological diversity on a worldwide scale. The growth of industries and the increasing human population globally have resulted in a rise in the volume of greenhouse gasses, which scientists have argued are the greatest contributors to the menace. The Florida Keys is one of the ecological treasures of the U.S. that continues to be impacted negatively by climate change and anthropogenic activities. This ecological treasure, which is located at the tip of the state of Florida, comprises about 1,700 islands that stretch for more than 200 miles to the west ...

Slavery existed in the Americas from the early colonial days and its rapid rise was observed in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Brazil, the Caribbean and the British and French colonies in Northern America when the world trade was actively growing and there was a shortage of labor. The major countries in Europe were able to turn the slave trade into a very profitable business. At first the Portuguese and later the Dutch and the English began to export slaves from the West African coast to the different destinations in the New World. The Middle Passage became a vital part ...

The play Fences by August Wilson is set in the American urban setting in 1957. After the end of the Civil War and the Reconstruction, it is clear that the White Americans and the Black Americans had been segregated in almost all areas of life (Tribute To August Wilson 1). These arenas included buses, schools, and even in sport, for instance, baseball. The play gives a practical example of a great player whose dream is crushed along racial lines, despite being good in the game of baseball. Troy Maxson, who is the protagonist in the play, defines his life ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

Introduction

Nowadays world’s ‘multipolarity’ creates the great conglomerate of interests and world views, which are of great importance, when they arise on the international arena. According to the main principles of the UN, they are to be respected and balanced so as to achieve so-called sustainable development. Otherwise, the consequences could be rather negative for the rest of contemporary multipolar world. According to Mearsheimer, multipolarity is more likely to cause potential conflict dyads, that the previous bipolar world, when the conflicts could be generally caused by two great existing powers (Brown, 1998). That makes the study of the causes ...

History has not been kind to many countries in the Latin American region. Since the early 14th and 15th centuries which saw the conquest of the Latin American region by Iberian monarchs, the region has witnessed instability, violence and a penchant for allowing dictatorial regimes to flourish. Most of the Latin American republics were formed in the 19th century and were a direct consequence of the lack of people’s confidence, in civilian rule and democracy. This failure of many civilian governments was a result of wide spread dissatisfaction among the people because of high poverty and corruption. It ...

In order to show how the possession of atomic weapons influences the strength of the United States in the world developments and the outcome of many processes in which the United States as a nuclear power state was taking part it is vital to dig a little bit deeper into the prehistory of the United States’ acquisition of the nuclear weapons. It is important in order to understand why it was significant for the state to acquire such weapon in the first place and what international developments led the state to the decision to.
For the foreign policy of ...

Introduction

In the traditional day, the urge to conquer various territories was manifest across the international system. Through their missions, the Spanish wanted to conquer Mexico as a consequence of enlarging and expanding their mandates on a planetary scale. The conquest of Mexico was eased by the fact that there was growing dissent in the entire region because there were people who sought allegiance through forceful approaches. In 1547, the Francisco Hernandez came into contact with Mexico through the Yucatan coast. Consequently, other expeditions by other individuals such as Juan de Grijalva provided further insights into the nature of the land that ...

Angola’s Musical Background

The history in the development of different music genre in Algeria can be categorized into two periods namely; the colonial period and the post-colonial period. During the colonial period, the music in the country flourished within its borders with little success in gaining international acclaim especially when compared to music from its neighboring countries such as South Africa. The local language Kimbundu formed the focus of the musical tunes although other artists sang songs in the colonizer’s language-Portuguese (Bram 28).
However, favor soon fell on the country with development of local tastes in music grew and bands ...

Introduction

Caribbean countries are those countries that underwent centuries of exploitation through slavery and indentureship. The whole Caribbean region entails; State members of CARICOM, Spanish-speaking Cuba and the Dominica Republican, The semiautonomous states of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The British Overseas territories, The US Territories, The US Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and territory of the US Virgin Islands.( Wharton, F.1997).

The territories of the Republic of France

The region has several cultural differences due to the existence of different ethnic groups for example, English, Dutch and French. (Wharton, F. 1997). Colonization of the region not only led to psychological, environmental, social and economic damage but also ...

Entrepreneur Character

An entrepreneur is a person who undertakes an innovation in economics and business expertise in an effort to change modernism into financial goods. Entrepreneurship results in invigorating an organization or may result into a new association. Currently, the most common type of entrepreneurship involves starting a new business which includes the political and social forms of free enterprise activity (Hess 93). The main source of finance available to an entrepreneur is personal saving, bank loan, family and friends and credit cards. The entrepreneurship actions are significantly different depending on the inventiveness and organization concerned. They range from small projects to higher project ...

The Historical Causes of the US Lunar Projects

The United States and the Soviet Unions at this period in history were the world Super Powers. The two countries were engaged in the Cold War trying to dominate each other. There were three events that occurred that caused the United States to launch into lunar projects. In the year 157, the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 which was the first artificial satellite in the outer space. The launch of the satellite caused quite uproar in the United States as it felt that the Soviet Union was advancing in technology at a higher speed (Spudis, 2010). The event was ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina is considered the most devastating storm in the United States due to its magnitude of destruction and the casualties involved. Though the weather forecasters had predicted about the storm, the American government had not put any measures to deal with the catastrophe. As a result, the Gulf Coast States that was hit hardest by Katrina lost properties worth billions as well as thousands of lives. The parties involved in the rescue process included the Army Corps, Coast Guards, as well as FEMA. The Katrina hurricane recorded the government inefficiency in two levels. The first one is ...

The Cold War: Who Shot First?

After the devastation caused by WWII, two of the world's superpowers that emerged after this world war entered into what is commonly referred to as the Cold War. Based on this week’s lesson, I think the it was the Soviet Union that initially started the war. There are people who claimed that the conflict between the US and the USSR was ignited mainly because of the rivalry. However, a closer examination of the events that occurred after the Second World War indicated that USSR caused the initiation of the Cold War.
The then US President Franklin Roosevelt has ...