When Fidel Castro seized American businesses in Cuba, the US broke off all diplomatic relations with Cuba. On October 19, 1960, the US imposed a trade embargo against Cuba on everything except food and medicine. On February 7, 1962, the embargo was extended to include all imports. The embargo still stands today.
It does seem to be a useful strategy, although it can be abused (as for example in Zimbabwe, where land in recent years has been arbitrarily seized from white farmers and redistributed to people who don't know how to farm, causing massive food shortages and general economic collapse).
The market for West African slaves in creased as Muslim traders bought or seized black Africans to sell in north Africa.
To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp., To take possession of by force., To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient., To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods., To fasten; to fix., To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea., To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
You have asked a complicated question and the answer may not be so simple. A command economy is when the government controls everything and controls all aspects of business. Generally, communist countries have command economies. The former Soviet Union is an example of a command economy. Generally, private ownership of land is not allowed. Private ownership of land is allowed in a free market economy. However, many countries have mixed economies. For example, although the state seized all land in the communist takeover of China in 1949, private land ownership for development is slowly creeping back into the national scene.
Mugabe caused the problem, but how? Zimbabwe only attained independence in 1980 after a bloody struggle against the white minority government led by Ian Smith. The Whites occupied Zimbabwe in 1800s with an intention of exploring mineral resources in the then Rhodesia. Ralizing that there were no sufficient minerals to sustain their ambitions, they resorted to farming. This meant that the Ndebele as well as the Shona people had to give their land away to the minority whites, of course, in a bloody situation...the First Chimurenga. The second Chimurenga was fought in the years prior to the Independence in 1980. The first decade of Zimbabwe's independence saw prosperous economy and stability within the country. Mugabe himself did not reserve grudges against the whites, and he is reported to have delivered a reconciliation speech at independence. With the inception of Structural Adjustiment Programme under the IMF/World Bank, Zimbabwe failed to meet certain conditionalities the IFIs required of the country. This resulted in rising unemployment rates, inflation, as well as signs of economic shock. This raised growing opposition to change. The MDC was born, but Mugabe resisted to the needed change. To win popular suppor, he went against the whites and seized their pieces of land, thereby halting all agricultural production, which contributed nearly 80 per cent of the Zimbabwe economy.
The United States refused to trade with Cuba.
Eisenhower halted exports to Cuba.
Eisenhower halted exports to Cuba.
The cast of When Castro Seized the Hilton - 2009 includes: Tony Totino
Fidel Castro seized Cuba with his rebelds.
Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader who seized control of the Cuban government. Castro was in office from 1961 to 2011.
The United States placed a trade embargo on Cuba
When Fidel Castro seized American businesses in Cuba, the US broke off all diplomatic relations with Cuba. On October 19, 1960, the US imposed a trade embargo against Cuba on everything except food and medicine. On February 7, 1962, the embargo was extended to include all imports. The embargo still stands today.
The US promtly ended diplomatic relations and created an embargo against Cuba that still stands today.
the united states placed a trade embargo on Cuba
The U.S. helped Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba in 1959. The U.S. became angered by Castro's refusal to allow free elections as he had previously promised. Castro further angered the U.S. by nationalizing American businesses and interests in Cuba, and by turning to the Soviet Union for finanacial and military support.
It seized fifty-two American hostages