Cuba before Castro - DOCUMENTARY

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the pre-revolutionary history of Cuba.

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[TheColdWarTV]

A mistake in the video. We said that Castro was born to Cuban and Canadian parents. Should be "CANARIAN"

[rfvtgbzhn]

What you forgot to mention is that most Cubans didn't benefit at all from the sugar boom after WW1 because they were de-facto slaves at the sugar fields.

[Ozgur]

-Soldiers are paid to fight; the rebels aren't.
-What does that tell you?
-They could win.

[rongendron]

My grandfather, John Cooke, was a Spanish-American War naval veteran, 1898-1904, but didn't
participate in the liberation of Cuba. He, instead, was on the USS Monongahela & sailed to
the Pacific where he visited Hawaii, which was annexed in 1898 & later participated in
"The Boxer Rebellion" in 1900! I'm 75 myself, so it was interesting getting this info, first hand!

[glennellis]

~ December 31st, 1958 ~ a vacation with my parents from the cold of Omaha Nebraska, flying our small Cessna 182 Skylane to Miami. A short ride to Key West In a Hertz Ford, and across to HABANA CUBA by car ferry. HQ @ the Riviera Hotel we witnessed Batista fleeing overnight to Miami. The following Morning
January 1st, 1959 the Fidelistas had come down from the mountains & were advancing toward Habana.
Somehow, my Dad got 3 tickets on American Airlines to Miami, where we picked up our little plane & flew home to Omaha. ~ Meanwhile the Cuban revolution had begun.~ my part in history was complete.

[zee]

It was interesting seeing the childhood photo of Justin Trudeau's father. Cheers from Canada.

[eetutorri]

"Cuba is land of Sugar and as rum is made from sugar, Cuba is also a land of Rum. Which also makes taking a toothbrush a must."

[strikeforce]

I live in Dominican Republic, we literally are besides Cuba and most of our history books just basically ignores most of the Cold War (or heck, WW 1 and most of WW 2), and I understand local story is important, especially since we had a dictatorship, thanks due USA/CIA interfering. But come one, we had a neighbor island literally next to use with a freaking Nuke, that is worth of at least mentioned

[bhutochakrabarti]

Well looks like my weekend has started .

[hebneh]

The 1920s portion was rushing things. The visuals on the screen were all from the 1950s, and it's premature to say this is when American organized crime became significant, because that really took off after Batista took over in 1952. American tourists in the '20s were mostly interested in liquor, which was legal in Cuba but illegal in the US during Prohibition, and this wasn't mentioned.

[counterfan]

In Spain, Cuba was known as "the jewel of the empire". A lot of spaniards went to Cuba when the island was part of Spain, and became rich making business there. It was way better than some regions of Spain back in 1900.

[suzmarie]

So glad I found you! It’s like my own private history class lol I appreciate your narration style and all you put into your videos. Documentaries and written materials have been my teachers for years as I did not go to high school but have a thirst for knowledge (particularly history) Even though some comments have accused you of dumbing things down or speaking to “us” like children, I’m glad your videos are void of ego and attitude of the smartest guy in the room (even though I’m sure you often are lol) you’re a great teacher and I can tell you love to share and spread your knowledge. Blessings to you and thanks again❤️

[RepublicofE]

Can you do a video on the USSR's alleged ties to the IRA/INLA, or just a general video about the Troubles in the context of the Cold War?

[sebastianbravo]

Good documentary, complete and detailed.





If you need the subtitles in Spanish I can help you.

[patrickmccarron]

“Have oppressed the bell button”

I see what you did there

[cossacktwofive]

"Politically Woke Student Movement"

Now where did I heard that?

[paulgaskins]

A Cuban Las Vegas is the most accurate descriptor of Cuba 1920-1950’s

[jameskennedy]

The US was fine with a dictatorship in Cuba as long as it was one they armed and financed . The freedom and prosperity of Cuban citizens never mattered to the US government . The profits of US sugar companies and Mafia goons like Trafficante were considered - at that time - of far more importance than the freedom of a bunch of poor farmers . But that story is never explained to high school students in the US .

[RapidSteve]

cuba was in such a dire state before the badly needed revolution. The conditions were terrible, while the country to this day is poor, paint is chipping and so on. You dont see people living in the streets, begging or prostituting themselves. Prostitution was one of the biggest industries in Havana prior to the socialist revolution

[torbenfischer]

I find it laking, that u dont talk about all the violant oppression before the revolution. The daily rapes, torture and murders. Also the crippling poverty of the masses...