05.+History+and+Events

History and Events 
 * Cuba**

Cuba was first explored by Christopher Columbus in 1842. Cuba was inhabitied by Tainos and the Arawak. The Spaniards under Diego Velasquez were successful in establishing settlements. Cuba was tuned into a Spanish colony. Since Cuba was under Spnaish rule, tobacco and sugar industries became much bigger. Expanding industries caused more need for slaves. Slavery was finally banned in 1886 in Cuba. Trearty of Paris was made to end the Spanish rule in Cuba and also it decleaded Cuba's independence. The Spanish rule was brought to an end in 1898 by the United States. The United States Captured Cuba in 1902. Cuba was granted its independence under the control of the United States and this help the economy resurgence of Cuba. The peaceful relationship between Cuba and the United States was hurt by the revolution which was led by Fidel Castro. Castro became alliances with Soviet Union with the hopes of getting a lot of support later. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a major event that took place in 1962. Soviet support for Cuba ended in 1990 when communism collapsed. Offically in 2006, Cuba's political power was transferred to Castro's brother, Raul, when Castro became very ill.

Tainos and Arawak's Tribal Land


 * Haiti**

Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and claims it for Spain in 1492. On Haiti's north coast the Spanish build their first New World settlement at la Navidad. Spanish rule ened with the Treaty of Ryswick, this divided the island into French-controlled St. Domingue and Spanish Santo Domingo. St. domingue was Frence's most important overseas territiory. It supplied them with sugar, rum, coffee, and cotton. in 1791 a slave rebellion was launched by the Jamaican born Boukman. Genral Jean-Jacques Dessalines was declared the hemisphere's second Repulic. The name Haiti is given to the land by the former Taino-Arawak peoples whic means "mountainous country." Soon after though Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines sadly was assassinated. Civil war break out in about 1807 in the country. It is then divided into a norther kindom of Henri Christophe and a southern repulic governed by Alexandre Petion. Shortly after Christophe commits suicide and this makes Jean-Pierre Boyer be able to take control and make the contry become an entire reputlic again. The Unidted States finally grant Haiti diplomatic recongintio sending Frederick Douglass as it Consular Minister. In 1915 president Woodrow Wilson orders the U.S. Marines to occupy Haiti and take control of their customs-houses and their port authorities. The United States withdraws from Haiti and the Haitian Armed Froces are left placed throughout the country. Jean-Claude is appointed at the age of 19 after his father dies. He proves to be more ruthless than his father ever was. In later year Haiti had no luck chaning for the better. They had many problems with the unidted states. Also fingers were always pointed at Haiti for the causes of things such as the Swine diease from pig that orginated in Haiti.