Introduction/Background In this discussion of Cuban government vs. American government, we must first understand what has shaped Cuba into what it is today. Assuming that the reader is knowledgeable on the subject of U.S. government, we can proceed to explore Cuba and its upbringings and uprisings. President Carlos Pro Socarras brought Cuba into the early 1950’s. He was overthrown by General Fulgencio Batista who set up a dictatorship in 1952. The Bautista regime ruled …showed first 75 words of 3036 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3036 total…be desired by some and despised by many. In its many generations of existence, Cuba has survived revolution after revolution, Soviet influence, U.S. embargoes and disastrous hurricanes. What holds for this small, yet powerful, Caribbean nation in the future is anyone’s guess. Some fear Fidel’s death as it will leave power to his younger and more ruthless brother, Raul. Only time will tell and we (the United States) will be closely watching.