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Cuban-American soldiers. The history of Cuba during World War II begins in 1939. Because of Cuba's geographical position at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, Havana's role as the principal trading port in the West Indies, and the country's natural resources, Cuba was an important participant in the American Theater of World War II, and it was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the United ...
Cuba Venezuela: Defeat. Expedition fails; Sand War (1963–1964) [5] Algeria Cuba Morocco: Stalemate. No territorial changes were made; Congo Crisis (1964) Simbas PSA Cuba: Congo-Léopoldville Belgium: Defeat. Cuban withdrawal from the Congo; Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1964–1974) PAIGC Cuba Portugal: Stalemate (political victory) [6]
Border incident between Peru and Ecuador of 1978 (1978) Ecuador Peru: Defeat [3] The base and the camp set up by the Ecuadorian troops are now controlled by the Peruvian Army; Paquisha War (1981) Ecuador Peru: Defeat. Status quo of 1942 in favor of Peru; Cenepa War (1995) Ecuador Peru: Both sides claimed victory. Brasilia Presidential Act
About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.
Depiction of the Battle of Guayaquil, the final battle of the Ecuadorian Civil War.. By 1859 the nation was on the brink of anarchy and was marked by the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1857–1860 Guayaquil's Guillermo Franco, had declared several regions autonomous and signed the Treaty of Mapasingue, ceding the southern provinces of Ecuador to an occupying.
The Havana Conference was a conference held in the Cuban capital, Havana, from July 21 to July 30, 1940.At the meeting by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United States, Panama, Mexico, Ecuador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Bolivia, Haiti and El Salvador [1] agreed to ...
America's victory in the war ended Spanish rule over Cuba, but promptly replaced it with American military occupation of the island from 1898–1902. [28] After the end of the military occupation in 1902, the U.S. continued to exert significant influence over Cuba with policies like the Platt Amendment. [29]
Taíno genocide Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535–1821) Siege of Havana (1762) Captaincy General of Cuba (1607–1898) Lopez Expedition (1850–1851) Ten Years' War (1868–1878) Little War (1879–1880) Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) Treaty of Paris (1898) US Military Government (1898–1902) Platt Amendment (1901) Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Cuban Pacification (1906–1909) Negro ...