Read Works
Read Works: Honeymoon in Havana
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview with Monica Rossi who was traveling to Cuba during Castro's revolt in 1959. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Ang
Detailed discussion of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the controversial role played by the Alabama Air National Guard.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with the novella "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This novella tells the story of Santiago, an old fisherman who struggles to reel in a giant marlin far off the coast of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
Other
Florida International University: Fidel Castro Year One
Resource provides a selection from a book called FIDEL CASTRO, by Robert Quirk, published in 1993.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Fidel Castro
A short but well-done biography of the Cuban revolutionary leader. It focuses on his early revolutionary years and the development of his anti-American feelings which were not apparent at first.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Taking of Guantanamo
This site contains historical information on the the taking of Guantanamo. This story took place during the Spanish-American War and was told by American correspondents.
BBC
Bbc Profile: Raul Castro
A brief profile on Raul Castro, younger brother of Fidel Castro and his likely successor. Focused on the years between his rise to power and the present.
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: u.s. Cuban Relations
The tense relationship between USA and Cuba is a complicated one. This article addresses ten topics including the current status between the countries, public opinion, main issues in conflict, role of Raul Castro, why Cuba is on world...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Ostend Manifesto
Detailed facts and information about the 1854 Ostend Manifesto that planned for the annexation of Cuba from Spain.
Curated OER
Npr: Castro's Health and Cuba's Future
An NPR site that links to more than a dozen NPR reports on Castro's health, his significance to Cuba's past, and a Cuba without him in the future.
Curated OER
Transports on the Move to Cuba
This site contains historical information on the transportation of soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War. It discusses the difficulties of moving so many soldiers to Cuba and the Philippines.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Curated OER
Afro Cuba Web
This is an eclectic site devoted to many different aspects of Cuba. There are links to famous AfroCubans, music, and current events and festivals.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Provides detailed facts and information about how the CIA-backed Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Amistad Slave Ship
Learn about the 1839 Amistad rebellion involving 53 African slaves who had been abducted from Sierra Leone by Spanish slavers being shipped to Cuba.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Fidel Castro for Kids
A site describing the biography of Fidel Castro who was the leader and dictator of Cuba and communist revolutionary.
Curated OER
Map of Cuba
Discover details about Cuban history, economy, government, and news media from the BBC. Links to an audio of the national anthem and a timelime of historical events.
Curated OER
Flag of Cuba
Discover details about Cuban history, economy, government, and news media from the BBC. Links to an audio of the national anthem and a timelime of historical events.
University of Texas at Austin
Uta: Lanic: Fidel Castro Speech Database
The University of Texas provides this searchable database of archived speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Search by type, key words, or year.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Rough Riders
This site contains the best-selling book by Theodore Roosevelt about the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders were a group of voluntary men who fought horseback in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Cuban Missile Crisis
Documents concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962-a major confrontation that brought the Soviet Union and the United States close to war over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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