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How did Cuba become an ally of the Soviet Union?

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Philip Brenner

Date Filmed

May 16, 2008

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History, Revolution, and Reform: New Directions for Cuba

The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering Its Place in Cold War History

Videos from Philip Brenner

History, Revolution, and Reform: New Directions for Cuba
What was the Platt Amendment?
  • May 16, 2008
How did the 1895 war for independence change Cuba’s relationship with United States?
  • May 16, 2008
Who are you and what do you do?
  • May 16, 2008
What was the relationship between Cuba and the United States in the nineteenth century?
  • May 16, 2008
Why should high school students learn about Cuba?
  • May 16, 2008
What was life like for Cubans during the Special Period?
  • May 16, 2008
Why is Fidel Castro such a contested figure?
  • May 16, 2008
What do you think were some of the accomplishments of the Cuban Revolution?
  • May 16, 2008
How has Cuba’s foreign policy connected it to the rest of the world?
  • May 16, 2008
Why was there tension in the Cuban-Soviet relationship?
  • May 16, 2008
How did Cuba “export the Revolution”?
  • May 16, 2008
How did the Cuban missile crisis change Cuba’s relationship with the Soviet Union?
  • May 16, 2008
How did different national perspective lead to three different names for the Cuban missile crisis?
  • May 16, 2008
How did Cuba become an ally of the Soviet Union?
  • May 16, 2008
What is daily life like for Cubans today?
  • May 16, 2008
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