《U.S.-Cuban Trade》.ppt

U.S.-Cuban Trade:When Does a Cold War Strategy Become a Cold War Relic? The United States and Cuba relations review After the victory of the Cuban revolution in 1959,the United States government to the Cuban government has always taken a hostile attitude; In 1961,the United States of America mercenaries invade Cuba after being crushed, the United States of America and Cuba severed diplomatic relations. Since then, the United States government began to Cuba implemented economic, financial blockade and embargo. In 1992 April, the United States announced that forbids trade with Cuba, the United States ships port further restrictions on Cubas foreign exchange earnings and a series of intensifying applied economic sanctions against Cuba measures. The United States and Cuba relations review In October the same year, the United States launched the Tori Torricelli law , banned the domestic company to trade with Cuba and the United States oversea company. In 1995 May, the United States to sign the immigration agreement, relations between the two countries has eased. In 1996 February, Cuba shot down two American Cuban exile groups aircraft, relations between the two countries once more nervous. In 2004 May, the United States President Bush presented within two years and funding against Cuba, Cuban diaspora remittance activities will be cut in half, to control the amount of the Cuban people to visit frequency measures, to further the implementation of the economic blockade of Cuba compression program. The United States and Cuba relations review Obama was elected president of the United States, the Cuban leader said talks with Obama. In March 10, 20009, the United States Senate passed a part of the United States on the lifting of sanctions against Cuba in a highly controversial bill, amended the embargo on Cuba, relaxation of Cuban Americans and holds a green card Cubans back to ancient relatives while relaxing restricti