Cold War in the Caribbean
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The Cold War in the Caribbean was a period of intense geopolitical rivalry and ideological conflict between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies, centered on events such as the Cuban Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and various proxy struggles across the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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regional aspect of the Cold War ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
covert operations
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economic sanctions ⓘ ideological propaganda ⓘ military interventions ⓘ proxy conflicts ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1990s ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
economic dependence on superpowers
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long-term US-Cuba hostility ⓘ militarization of the Caribbean region ⓘ political polarization in Caribbean states ⓘ |
| hasKeyActor |
Che Guevara
NERFINISHED
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Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikita Khrushchev NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Trujillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
1965 US intervention in the Dominican Republic
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Angolan Civil War Cuban intervention ⓘ Bay of Pigs Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Basin Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenada Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariel boatlift NERFINISHED ⓘ Missile deployment negotiations in Cuba ⓘ Operation Mongoose NERFINISHED ⓘ US embargo against Cuba ⓘ US invasion of Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyRegion |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenada NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainIdeologicalConflict | capitalism vs. communism ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Caribbean states
NERFINISHED
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Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesPolicy |
Soviet support for revolutionary movements
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US containment policy ⓘ non-alignment by some Caribbean states ⓘ |
| partOf | global Cold War ⓘ |
| peakTensionPeriod | 1962 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Non-Aligned Movement
NERFINISHED
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Soviet foreign policy ⓘ US–Cuba relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1940s ⓘ |
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