| For such a little island nation, Cuba has
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| | take control of the government. Batista's
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| certainly played a big part in recent
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| | reign was marked by wide spread
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| history. Here are ten interesting things
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| | corruption.
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| about Cuba that you should know.
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| | 6. In 1959, young rebels led by Fidel
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| The Caribbean is full of interesting and
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| | Castro overthrew Batista. Che Guevara, an
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| beautiful islands. Cuba is one, but what
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| | Argentine citizen, tried to convince new
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| makes it stick out? Here are some hints.
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| | government to pursue communism, but
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| 1. Cuba is an island located at the mouth
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| | Castro resisted.
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| of the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest
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| | 7. In 1960, Cuba signed a trade agreement
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| island of the Antilles with a total
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| | with the Soviet Union. This infuriated
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| surface area is 110,992 square meters.
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| | the United States, who responded with a
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| The population is over eleven million
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| | trade embargo.
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| people.
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| | 8. In 1961, the United States tried to
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| 2. Cuba was claimed by Christopher
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| | overthrow Castro with the Bay of Pigs
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| Columbus as a Spanish colony in 1492. In
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| | invasion. It was a disaster and Fidel
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| the 1800s, the British captured it for
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| | Castro responded by officially declaring
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| one year, but lost it back to Spain the
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| | Cuba a communist country.
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| next year. The United States tried to
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| | 9. In 1962, the Soviet Union placed
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| invade it multiple times from Florida. In
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| | nuclear missiles on Cuba and the
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| 1848, the United States gave up and
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| | resulting Cuban Missile Crisis was
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| offered Spain $100 million dollars for
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| | arguably the closest the Soviet Union and
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| Cuba. The offer was rejected.
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| | United States came to global nuclear war.
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| 3. In 1898, the Spanish-American war
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| | At the last minute, the Soviets backed
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| resulted in Cuba becoming a US
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| | down.
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| Trusteeship for 20 years and the Spanish
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| | 10. Despite the tensions between Cuba and
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| being expelled. In 1902, the US abandoned
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| | the United States, the US maintains a
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| this position and granted Cuba its
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| | notorious military base on the island at
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| independence.
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| | Guantánamo Bay.
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| 4. Cuba was an ally of the United States
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| | From a little island to the center of
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| in World War II.
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| | major world events, Cuba should amaze
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| 5. In 1952, then president Sergeant
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| | you. As Fidel Castro grows older and
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| Fulgencio Batista lost a popular election
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| | older, much of the world waits to see
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| and responded with a military coup to
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| | what will happen with his passing.
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