Ebook: Cuba and the U.S. empire: a chronological history

"The 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself. Cuba's many achievements--in education, health care, medical technology, direct local democracy, actions of international solidarity with the oppressed--are globally unprecedented. And the United States, in light of Cuba's humanitarian efforts, has waged a relentless campaign of terrorist attacks on the island and its leaders, while placing Cuba on its 'State Sponsors of Terrorism' list. In this updated edition of her classic, Cuba and the United States, Jane Franklin depicts the two countries' relationship from the time both were colonies to the present. We see the early connections between Cuba and the United States through slavery; through the sugar trade; Cuba's multiple wars for national liberation; the annexation of Cuba by the United States; the infamous Platt Amendment that entitled the United States to intervene directly in Cuban affairs; the gangster capitalism promoted by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista; and the guerrilla war that brought the revolutionaries to power. A new chapter updating the fraught Cuban-U.S. nexus brings us well into the 21st century, with a look at the current status of Assata Shakur, the Cuban Five, and the post-9/11 years leading to the expansion of diplomatic relations. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, the book is an outstanding scholarly work. Cuba and the U.S. Empire brings new meaning to Simón Bolívar's warning in 1829, that the United States 'appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom.'"--Publisher's description.;Background to Revolution 1492-2015 -- "New World" 1492-1800 -- U.S. Policy Takes Shape 1801-1865 -- First Wars of Independence 1868-1898 -- U.S. Intervention 1898-1925 -- Era of Machado and Batista 1925-1951 -- Dictatorship and Revolution 1952-1958The Year 1959 -- Year 1960 -- Year 1961 -- Year 1962 -- Year 1963 -- Year 1964 -- Year 1965 -- Year 1966 -- Year 1967 -- Year 1968 -- Year 1969 -- Year 1970 -- Year 1971 -- Year 1972 -- Year 1973 -- Year 1974 -- Year 1975 -- Year 1976 -- Year 1977 -- Year 1978 -- Year 1979 -- Year 1980 -- Year 1981 -- Year 1982 -- Year 1983 -- Year 1984 -- Year 1985 -- Year 1986 -- Year 1987 -- Year 1988 -- Year 1989 -- Year 1990 -- Year 1991 -- Year 1992 -- Year 1993 -- Year 1994 -- Year 1995 -- Cuba and the United States in the 21st Century.