Cuba was original inhabited by Ciboney Taino people from early BC. In the 15th century Cuba became part of the Spanish colonization. Cuba remained a colony of Spain Until 1898 when the U.S. fought the Spanish American War. In 1901 the U.S. and Cuba passed a treaty called the Platt Amendment, which consists of seven conditions for the withdrawal of the U.S. Army. In late 1901 the seven conditions were adopted into their constitution, sealing the Republic of Cuba. The Republic of Cuba only lasted until 1959 as communism took over and the alignment of the Soviet Union fully took place. Which later comes to a close with the Cold War. As you can see Cuba has been passed around quite a bit and that is only a brief summary of it all.
Cuba is the largest Island in the Caribbean. The island is located in the northern sector located just south of Florida and the Bahamas. Cuba's is west of Haiti and above Jamaica. A fascinating fact on Cuba's location is the island is almost centered where three large bodies of water meet; The Gulf of Mexico, The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The main language on the island is Spanish. However with the diversity in ethnic groups there is said to be a "Cuban speech" with many different intonations and accents.
The shift to a socialist state happened in the Cuban revolution (1953-1959) which ultimately severed ties with the U.S. economic dominance in the island. After the dust settled Cuba was now a communist ran nation. Since the revolution Cuba has been riddled with the Cold war and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The cold war was between The Soviet Union and the U.S. in a power struggle after WWII. Ultimately resulting in the fall of communism. This is all just a very brief glimpse into what we will learn on Cuba as we dig deeper into the Blogs!
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- https://geology.com/world/cuba-map.gif
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Cuba
- https://graphitepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cuba.jpg
Usually this is the hardest of all the posts, the infamous "about me". Sticking to the information you may actually care about, here we go.
In my spare time I coach Gymnastics, well not particular my spare time this is my job. In my childhood I did and competed gymnastics for 14 years and then switched to cheer-leading in college. Do not let that fog your judgement just yet! I also had and still have a huge interest in horses. Along with gymnastics I did 4-h, rodeo, and trained horses all through High school. The older I get the more common sense is taking over and I realized that training horses is fun but not great for your body. With that being said I still love casually riding and enjoying the animals now.
There are two more things you may find interesting and one of those being I am an ROTC student. My plans are to go into the Army and serve my country. Yes you may think this lady is out of her mind, but I grew up a military brat. There is nothing more Id rather do than make my family proud and carry out the so to say family tradition.
The last thing is I am a huge animal lover and have two beautiful dogs that are my world. They are my stress relievers and keep me laughing! Below are my babies on the fourth of July. Captures their personalities to a "T". Belle the black lab is goofy and carefree, while Titan is the jealous big brother.
