Cuban History and US Relations

This set of flashcards covers key dates, events, and figures in Cuban history from the late 18th century through the mid-20th century, focusing on its relationship with the United States.

Sugar boom

A period in the late 1700s and early 1800s that established Cuba as a powerful slave colony and a strategic location for shipping Africans.

Haitian Revolution

A revolution occurring between 1791 and 1804 that significantly influenced the Caribbean region and Cuba's role in the slave trade.

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

A US policy established in 1823 that signaled American interests in the Western Hemisphere, including Cuba.

La Escalera (1843-1844)

A period involving slave conspiracies and rebellions in Cuba.

1850 Slave State Goal

The year in which the US expressed interest in annexing Cuba to enter the Union as a slave state.

Nuestra America (1891)

An 1891 work and concept that prompted polemics and addressed social polarization.

1898 Spanish American War

The conflict through which the United States seized control of Cuba from Spain.

Platt Amendment

Legislation passed by Congress leading to a quasi-imperial relationship in 1902 and providing the basis for US intervention.

1906 US Intervention

A takeover by the United States to protect sugar interests in Cuba.

Partida de color (1908)

An organization or movement linked to the 'Equality Myth' in Cuban history.

1933 Uprising

A period of civil unrest in Cuba during which FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) made declarations regarding the island.

Batista (1952)

Cuban leader backed by the US in 1952 out of fear of Communism.

History will absolve me (1953)

A famous declaration associated with the 1953 uprising against the Cuban government.

1959

The year marked by the rise of Castro and the implementation of the embargo.