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The Foreign Assistance Act
This act prohibits aid to Cuba and authorizes the president to create a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba. -
Trade Restrictions
Banned all trades with Cuba besides foods and medicines. -
Expanding Cuban Embargo
President Expands Cuban Embargo to include imports of all goods made from or containing Cuban materials, even if made in other countries. -
The kennedy Administration
The Kennedy Administration made it so you can't travel to Cuba and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens. -
U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce announces the requirement of specific approval for exports of all food and medicine to Cuba. -
Organization of American States
The organization of American States adopts mandatory sanctions against Cuba, requiring all members to sever diplomatic and trade relations. -
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy urges the U.S. government to lift the embargo and normalize relations with Cuba. -
Companies allowed to Sell products
The U.S. announces that it will allow foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to sell products in Cuba, and that it would no longer penalize other nations for trade with Cuba. -
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger states that there is no possibility of U.S. relations with Cuba while Cuban troops are in Africa. -
President Drops The Ban
President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba. -
The Carter Administration
The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba. -
Permission to Visit
Americans are permitted to visit their families in Cuba, and more than 100,000 people make a visit less than a year -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is the new president and the new U.S. administration announces a tightening of the embargo. -
Reagan Administration
The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba. -
U.S Department
According to new regulations by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba can only spend a maximum of $100 per day. -
Robert Torricelli
U.S. Congressman Robert Torricelli introduces the Cuban Democracy Act, and says the bill is designed to "wreak havoc on the island."
