US-Cuba Relations pdf

US-Cuba Relations Michael Capek
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

The tumultuous U.S.-Cuba relationship has its roots in the Cold War. Cuba and the United States restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015, which had been severed in 1961 during the Cold War. FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. President Obama is taking action to cut loose the anchor of failed policies of the past, and to chart a new course in U.S. Relations between the US and Cuba have long been intertwined. President Obama could go only so far in terms of his executive actions to normalize the U.S.-Cuba relationship. Teddy Roosevelt made a name for himself when his Rough Riders charged San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. For changes in U.S.-Cuba relations to occur, both Washington and Havana need to overcome significant barriers. Speaking in Havana Friday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry praised the restoration of diplomatic relations between the U.S. The first Latin American pope will become the first pontiff to visit Cuba and address the U.S. Since 1960, the US has maintained an economic embargo against Cuba.