CUBA -- All you need to know - Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture
This video is about Cuba. We discuss Cuba's Flag, Code of Arms, Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture.
introduction to Cuba
Flag of Cuba
Code of Arms of Cuba
Geography of Cuba
Climate of Cuba
History of Cuba
People and Culture of Cuba
Demography of Cuba
Economy of Cuba
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There is lot to learn about Cuba
When you think Cuba what comes to your mind, for me it is the wild parties during spring break, Cigars, Cuban sandwich, beautiful white sandy beaches, Rum, Guantanamo Bay and Fetal Castro, but this island nation is much more than all that.
Capital and the largest city is Havana.
Cuba is an archipelago of islands located in the northern Caribbean Sea at the confluence with the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The United States (Key West, Florida) is about 150 km (93 miles) across the Straits of Florida. The Bahamas (Cay Lobos) is 21 km (13 mi) away. Mexico lies 210 km (130 miles) across the Yucatán Channel. Haiti is 77 km (48 mi) away, Jamaica are Cayman Islands both about (140 km/87 mi) away.
The country of Cuba include the main island of Cuba as well as surrounded by four smaller groups of islands. The Colorados Archipelago on the northwestern coast, the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago on the north-central Atlantic coast, the Jardines de la Reina on the south-central coast and the Canarreos Archipelago on the southwestern coast.
Cuba has only tiny amount of inland lake or river. The largest natural water mirror is Laguna de Leche at 67.2 km2. However the largest lake is man made lake call Zaza Reservoir, at 113.5 km.
Río Cauto is the longest river of Cuba, as well as the longest river in the Caribbean and 371 km.
History
Cuba was first settled by the Guanahatabey and Taino people, when Christopher Columbus arrived to the island in 1492, claimed it for Spain and named it Isla Juana.
Diego Velazquez de Cuellar established first Spanish settlement at Baracoa in 1511. The indigenous Taíno were forced to work encomienda. Within a century, the indigenous population were virtually wiped out mainly due infectious diseases brought from Europe.
Spanish developed diversified farming industry including sugarcane, tobacco, and cattle. and 1526 slaved were brought in to support plantations.
British captured Havana during the Seven-year war, at the end of the war Spain agree to exchange Florid for Havana.
Industrial revolution began and sugar industry was heavily industrialized
Cuban fight for independence let by Jose Marti began (1868, Ten Years War)
The war for independence again got heated again in 1895. US got involved and Spanish – American war started
(In 1898 the) US battleships, the USS Maine, was sunk. At the end of the war Treaty of Paris was signed and US gained control of Cuba and gained independence in 1902 after signing Platt Amendment and U.S. leased the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base from Cuba.
Tomas Estrada Palma was the 1st president,
After few decayed after independence Cuban economy went down and corruption increased. Relationship with USA detreated.
In 1952, Fulgencio Batista took control of the country and made himself dictator.
1/3 of Cubans were in poverty, sugar industry was stagnant and mafia was controlled Havana. Rebel leader Fidel Castro organized a revolution to overthrow Batista and he succeeded (In 1959) and gain control of the country.
He declared Cuba a socialist country and nationalized private Oil industry. US imposed an economic embargo on Cuba, but Castro allied Cuba with the Soviet Union.
Cuba became a major player in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. First, the United States unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Castro through the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Then, the Soviet Union tried to establish a nuclear missile base at Cuba caused the Cuban Missile Crisis. Fidel Castro remained in power for 50 years and then in 2008 handed over the government to his younger brother Raul Castro.
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