1. Just at the moment I am so angry with that infernal little Cuban republic that I would like to wipe its people off the face of the earth. All that we wanted from them was that they would behave themselves and be prosperous and happy so that we would not have to interfere. —Theodore Roosevelt, 1906 Cuba & The US

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3. Cuba: Geography

4. Key Events in Cuban History

5. Cuban Independence: The View from the US

7. A “Political Explosion”

10. Post-Revolution US-Cuban Relations

11. The Demise of the USSR & Its Impact on Cuba

12. US-Cuban Post-Cold War Relations

13. World Opinion on Relationship

14. US Public Opinion on the Relationship

15. Jan 2014 Opinion Poll Do You Support Allowing More US Companies to Do Business in Cuba?

16. Cuban-American Opinion on Cuba-US Relations • In 2011, a poll found that 57% of the Cuban Americans think the ban on travel should be removed • The same survey found that 57% support re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba • 80% of Cuban-Americans polled said that the embargo has “not worked very well” or “not worked at all” • Significant “generational” divide in Cuban-American opinions

17. The Future of US-Cuba Relations