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  1. blogs.loc.gov › kluge › 2014A Historical Perspective on the Cuba-U.S. Relationship

    Dec 19, 2014 · When Fidel Castro seized power in 1959, the United States did not initially view Cuba as a security threat. The Library of Congress actually holds the papers of Philip Bonsal, who was U.S. ambassador to Cuba during the first two years of Castro’s rule.

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  3. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceCastro and the Cold War | American Experience | PBS

    As the Cold War settled into détente in the early 1970s, Fidel Castro, following the Soviet line, began to soften his own antagonistic rhetoric against the United States.

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  4. www.americanheritage.com › us-and-castro-1959-1962The U.S. And Castro, 1959–1962 - American Heritage

    Was the Cuban leader always a Marxist or did the United States impel him in that direction? A distinguished historian of Cuban affairs examines the critical years when the Castro revolution became a communist dictatorship.

  5. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › when-fidel-castroWhen Fidel Castro Charmed the United States | Smithsonian

    Jan 24, 2019 · The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them. Given the animosity that sprang up between the U.S. and Cuba soon after, the ...

  6. daily.jstor.org › fidel-castroWhy Did Fidel Castro Infuriate the U.S. So Much? - JSTOR Daily

    Nov 30, 2016 · Improbably emerging from the Cuban highlands after a successful guerilla war against the Batista dictatorship, Castro went on to survive the United States’ assassination attempts, sponsored invasion, terrorism, and decades of embargo.

  7. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentThe United States and Castro's Cuba in the Cold War

    Jul 24, 2013 · In 1898 Cuba broke free from Spanish rule—only to become a US protectorate. The Platt Amendment, which granted the United States the right to send troops to Cuba whenever it deemed necessary, was abrogated in 1934, but the United States dominated Cuba until 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power.

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  9. www.weforum.org › stories › 2021Cuba and the United States: a timeline of diplomatic relations

    Apr 20, 2021 · On 20 July, Cuba and the United States resumed diplomatic relations after 54 years by reopening embassies – a signal of their willingness for cooperation after a tumultuous relationship. On 14 August 2015, in a historic moment between the US and Cuba, Secretary of State John Kerry raised the American flag over the recently restored American ...