Glossary
In 1959, during the heightening tensions between communism and capitalism that were to mark the second-half of the twentieth century, Fidel Castro and his followers mounted a revolution to overthrow the government of Cuba, a tiny nation off the coast of Florida. The installation of a communist government so close to American soil threw the United States into an uproar, and the response of the government was the implementation of a trade embargo that is still in effect, over thirty-five years later. Over this time period, the sanctions against Cuba have tightened and relaxed, according to the ebb and flow of political tides. Hailed as both a success and a failure, American politicians, domestic businesspeople, and foreign leaders have debated the usefullness and legality of the embargo against Cuba. Moreover, recent events stemming from the passage of the Helms-Burton Act have, once again, thrown the U.S. policy towards Cuba into the international spotlight. Due to the widening influence of the global economy, the attempt of the United States to economically punish Cuba takes on special significance as the international community questions its implications on free trade. Due to the complexity, then, of this issue--a complexity born of an intricate history of interactions, the delicate balance of international economics, and the confusing tangle of governmental manuevers--we have created a web page to provide background for and an explaination of the Cuban-American conflict.
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