L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba

In July 1960, the United States imposed the first economic sanctions against Cuba by removing the sugar quota, which was the main source of income for the island. Aware of the unpopularity of their foreign policy in Latin America, where most countries favored the free self-determination of peoples,...

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Main Author: Salim Lamrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/29375
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description In July 1960, the United States imposed the first economic sanctions against Cuba by removing the sugar quota, which was the main source of income for the island. Aware of the unpopularity of their foreign policy in Latin America, where most countries favored the free self-determination of peoples, Washington tried to persuade public opinion that Cuba had become an outpost of international communism on the continent and that a collective response to this threat was needed through the Organization of American States, an entity historically subordinate to the will of the White House.
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spelling doaj.art-b8de47aba544490e8b69eb8aeef7ff202024-02-13T13:13:32ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X5610.4000/etudescaribeennes.29375L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre CubaSalim LamraniIn July 1960, the United States imposed the first economic sanctions against Cuba by removing the sugar quota, which was the main source of income for the island. Aware of the unpopularity of their foreign policy in Latin America, where most countries favored the free self-determination of peoples, Washington tried to persuade public opinion that Cuba had become an outpost of international communism on the continent and that a collective response to this threat was needed through the Organization of American States, an entity historically subordinate to the will of the White House.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/29375CubaUnited StatesEisenhowerCastroOAS
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L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
Études Caribéennes
Cuba
United States
Eisenhower
Castro
OAS
title L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
title_full L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
title_fullStr L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
title_full_unstemmed L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
title_short L’administration Eisenhower et la politique d’isolement contre Cuba
title_sort l administration eisenhower et la politique d isolement contre cuba
topic Cuba
United States
Eisenhower
Castro
OAS
url https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/29375
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