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Jan 1, 1523
Sugar Is Now a Thing?
1523 sugar was first planted. Let alone, they had no clue how much it was going to be used or needed. -
Jan 1, 1526
The Slavery of Cuba
Slavery in Cuba was associated with the sugar cane plantations and existed on the territory of the island of Cuba from the 16th century until it was abolished by royal decree on October 7, 1886. -
Yellow Fever
No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that yellow fever has plagued the world for at least 3,000 years. Yellow fever killed about 1/3 of the population in cuba. -
Sugar is Losing its Value
Sugar prices drop precipitously, causing many Cuban sugar mills to fall into bankruptcy. U.S. businesses invest in the mills. -
1896 Concentration camps
Under Spanish general Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, the Spanish military forced Cuba's rural population into concentration camps, where thousands died from disease, starvation, and exposure. This, along with the toll the uprising was taking on U.S. investment in Cuba, "yellow journalism" exaggerating the atrocities committed by Spain in Cuba, and the strategic importance of the island, led the U.S. to consider intervention. -
Treaty of Reciprocity
The U.S. and Cuba sign the Treaty of Reciprocity, which reduced the duty of products imported and exported between the two nations and set the tariff on certain products, including sugar. -
Christopher Columbus Came
In 1942 Christopher sailed the ocean blue and landed on Cuba. He claimed the territory for Spain. -
Government Changes
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their Communist policies. A Cuban Communist State was set up with Russian backing. Fidel Castro allows the USSR to deploy nuclear missiles on the island -
Cuban Army
Cuba withdraws its troops from Angola following an agreement with South Africa. -
Cuba and its Presidentry
President Fidel Castro undergoes surgery and temporarily hands over control of the government to his brother, Raul.
