Scenarios about 'cuba'
The largest island in the Caribbean and a nation with strategic significance in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba's history features Spanish colonization, a revolutionary movement leading to communist rule under Fidel Castro, and its pivotal role in Cold War tensions, particularly during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In alternate history scenarios, Cuba often serves as a flashpoint for divergent Cold War outcomes or as a setting for exploring different paths of post-colonial development in the Americas.
What If Cuba's Son Music Gained Earlier Global Recognition?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Cuban son music achieved international fame decades earlier, transforming global music history, cultural exchange, and possibly even Cold War dynamics.
What If Fidel Castro Was Assassinated?
Exploring the alternate timeline where one of the many assassination attempts against Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro succeeded, dramatically altering the course of Cold War politics, Cuban-American relations, and Latin American history.
What If Havana Developed Without US Embargo?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States never imposed a trade embargo on Cuba, allowing Havana to develop as a Caribbean economic and cultural powerhouse since the 1960s.
What If The Bay of Pigs Invasion Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1961 CIA-backed invasion of Cuba successfully overthrew Fidel Castro, fundamentally altering Cold War dynamics and the geopolitical landscape of the Americas.
What If The Cuban Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement failed, leaving Cuba on a dramatically different path and reshaping Cold War geopolitics in the Americas.
What If The Grenada Invasion Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States never invaded Grenada in 1983, potentially reshaping Cold War dynamics in the Caribbean and altering U.S. military interventionism patterns.