The Cuban Embargo: An Economic Sanction that Never Achieved its Goals.

The Cuban Embargo An Economic Sanction that Never Achieved its Goals. Close, alone No Cigar.History of EventsBefore beginning my paper, I will confide a very brief summary of the actions which caused the original embargo against Cuba in 1960 and the actions the US has taken since then. Reviewing this brief timeline will help to examine and reexamine the reasoning behind the embargo.In the early 20th century, Cuba was a republic in constant political turm crude oil ruled by hawkish dictators. Prior to the elections of 1952, Fulgencio Batista took power of Cuba in a bloodless coup. His rule leftfield the island in discontent and led to many movements to return the country to its inherent rule of 1940. On January 1st, 1959 Batista and his family fled Cuba. On January 7th, the United States officially recognized a government that Fidel Castro had taken control of with promises of a return to a natural government and democratic elections. Soon, Fidel began nationalizing all private businesses and land. When US refineries refused to refine oil from the Soviet Union, Castro ordered the nationalization of all US businesses on July 5th, 1960. In immediate response, President Dwight Eisenhower cancelled Cubas sugar quota on July 6th. On April 16th, 1961 Castro declares Cuba a Socialist state. The very next day, the United States, in a burster codenamed Bay of Pigs, backed a failed attempt by Cuban refugees to overthrow Castro. Immediately after this failed coup, the United States began progress in another(prenominal) operation to overthrow the dictator. This was known as Operation Mongoose, which was conceptualized in November 1961. The mission was not immediately carried out, as the military was constantly trying to reasse... ...he government activity of Passion. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX 2000.Horowitz, Irving Louis. Searching for the Sould of American Foreign Policy The Cuban Embargo and the subject field Interest. Institute for Cuban and Cuban- American Studies free-and-easy Paper Series. University of Miami, Miami, FL 2000.Lopez, Juan J. Democracy Delayed. The boldness of Castros Cuba. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 2002.Suchlicki, Jaime. The U.S. Embargo of Cuba. Institute for Cuban and Cuban- American Studies Occasional Paper Series. University of Miami, Miami, FL 2000.Internet ReferencesEmbassy of India. Havana, Cuba. Selected Economic Statistics of Cuba. March 11, 2005.Food and Agriculture placement of the United Nations. http//apps.fao.org/ March 11, 2005.