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Jan 1, 1514
Havana founded as San Cristóbal de la Habana Colonised by the Spanish
This is now the capital of Cuba. -
Epidemic kills a third of the island's population
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Overthrow of the king of Spain
This was Cuba’s first step to becoming independent. -
The Cuban struggle for independence culminated with the Spanish-American War which resulted in Cuban Independence form Spain
this war was all a bought independence and slavery for the Cuban people. -
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1902 -1934 The USA adopted limited occupation in Cuba
this helped track US citacins in Cuba -
Discovered by Christopher Columbus
he brought trade and inventions to the island -
Epidemic kills a third of the island's population
this was a mager blow to the cuban economy -
Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro assumes power
this ment eaven more freedoms for the cuban people -
Fidel Castro led a Communist revolution and the rebel army overthrew the Cuban president Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro was a berutal leader to Cuba -
a Cuban Communist State was set up with Russian backing
this is one of Cubas major aliences -
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Cuban missal crises
Russa was seting up nukuler missles in cuba and the U.S. forced them to leav with theire missles and suplys -
1986- slavery abolishedIn
this freeed many Afrcan americans -
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies.
their was a fude with the solvet union over policies