L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane

Following the advent of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the United States opposed the program of socio-economic transformation undertaken by the new authorities and adopted a hostile policy. Far from fearing a rapprochement between Havana and Moscow, Washington on the contrary deliberately pushed the...

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Main Author: Salim Lamrani
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Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2023-04-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/25686
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description Following the advent of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the United States opposed the program of socio-economic transformation undertaken by the new authorities and adopted a hostile policy. Far from fearing a rapprochement between Havana and Moscow, Washington on the contrary deliberately pushed the island towards the Soviet Union, in order to be able to justify the drastic measures that the Eisenhower administration was preparing to adopt against Cuba, namely the economic sanctions and the isolation of the country. The episode of the sale of arms is illustrative of this desire to force Fidel Castro to seek help from the socialist bloc.
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L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
Études Caribéennes
Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
sale of arms
Cold War
title L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
title_full L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
title_fullStr L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
title_full_unstemmed L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
title_short L’administration Eisenhower et la vente d’armes à La Havane
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topic Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
sale of arms
Cold War
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