Date of Award
5-2005
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Political Science
Abstract
Cuba's location has determined the island's political, social, and economic history. No other political entity in the Western Hemisphere has been as contested as Cuba has, and no other society has passed from colonial status, to a republic, to a socialist state in less than 100 years. The largest and most western island of the Antilles archipelago, Cuba is centrally located between North and South America, and guards access to the Caribbean Sea. For hundreds of years, its strategic position and its rich soil, abundant harbors, and mineral reserves have attracted foreign powers-first Spain, then the United States, and then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Recommended Citation
Gordon, Nicholas Drew, "The Evolution of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Cuba" (2005). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 764.
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Faculty Mentor
William Furlong
Departmental Honors Advisor
Veronica Ward