Cuba

Christmas is celebrated everywhere on the island by those that choose to celebrate it. It is celebrated in homes and churches.

M3 machine guns were one of the types of weapons used during the Bay of Pigs invasion. This invasion of Cuba took place on April 17, 1961.

The total population is over 2.1 million in total because each day there is at least one person leaving and coming

The estimated population of Havana is reported to be around 2 million people currently. The population does not rise or lower very often, so it's normally always the same.

The majority of people in Cuba are predominantly Roman Catholic, with smaller percentages practicing Santeria and other Afro-Cuban religions. There is also a growing number of non-religious individuals in Cuba who may hold various beliefs or ideologies.

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The Bay of Pigs invasion was not a success for the United States. Many of the planes that flew over Cuba first to bomb certain areas missed their targets. This only served to put the Cubans on alert for future attacks and the Marines coming in on beach craft had to turn back.

the government makes all the decisions, he is a dictator

The cubans after the war made a spanish law. So americans can not go aross Cuba or around

It circumvented certain provisions of the Treaty of Paris to guarantee a US hold on commerce decisions, trade, economics, political alliance and port access forever.

Cuba Gooding Jr. has two siblings -- a sister named April and a brother named Omar.

Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay was created in 2008.

the economy in Cuba has gone down a lot

It was a major producer of sugar.

Sorry. Only one country, Cuba, is on the island of Cuba. Hispanola is one island with two countries, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Christopher Columbus in 1492. Sailing for Spain.

Jose Marti was a Cuban writer, poet and freedom fighter. He was born on January 28, 1853 in Havana, Spanish Cuba.

There is no alternative. Where would we keep the prisoners if we removed them from Guantanamo. Atleast in Guantanamo, they are off American soil. Would would be able to sleep at night, knowing that terrorists were in your city? Ultimately, there is no other option. What is performed in Guantanamo may not be pretty, but it is necessary to keep America safe and end the war against terrorism.

No, its a Communist country.

The US assumed control of Guantanamo Bay in 1903, under the Cuban-American Treaty which grants the US a perpetual lease. The US gained control originally in 1901 under the Platt Amendment, by which the US obtained the right to intervene in Cuba and to lease or buy land for a naval station. It was built in 1898 after the Spanish-American War and became a US Naval base because of its strategic importance. Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp us military operated by Joint Task Force.

After the Spanish/American War of 1898 a Lease Deal between Cuba and the United States was made. In 1903 Cuba allowed the United States to rent Guantanamo Bay, and surrounding areas for the amount of only $2,000 per year. The lease period is forever as long as the U.S. makes the annual payment. Since Fidel Castro took power in 1959. he has refused to cash any of the rent checks. Although Guantanamo Bay is not a territory of the United States. it is a U.S. Military Base and is defended in the same manner as all U.S. Military Bases around the world.

Cuban spies in the U.S tipped of Castro of an assignation attempt on his life by the CIA directed Kennedy administration

The U.S. acquired the subsequent Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in 1898 through victories in the Spanish-American War and on February 23, 1903 by the Cuban-American Treaty.

Yes. It was created in 1849 by Narciso Lopez whereas the Puerto Rican flag was modeled after the Cuban flag and adopted in 1892 by the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee. The Puerto Rican flag was first flown in 1897.

Its sugar business was worth millions of dollars

Andrew Carnegie objected to US intervention in Cuba.