1. National History Day Project Process Paper
Rules and Requirements

2. Name or Names of people in your group
Title of Your Project
Name or Names of people in your group
Junior Division
Project Category
Process Paper: 430 words
Title Page

3. The United States Embargo
Against Cuba
Ms. Jenni Currie
Junior Division
Web Page
Process Paper: 480 words
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4. How did you or your group chose the topic?
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5. I selected the topic of the United States’ trade embargo against Cuba because I have become very interested in the history of our relationship with Cuba. Since U.S. citizens have just recently been able to travel to Cuba I was curious as to why we were not allowed to travel there before now.
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6. How did you or your group conduct your research?
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7. I spent a great deal of time researching the history of the relationship between the United States and Cuba. Most of my research was online. I used information from the United States State Department website to read about traveling between these two countries. I used several websites like CubaEmbargo.procon.org to find out the history of the embargo.
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8. How did you or your group select your project category and then create your project?
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9. I wanted to use lots of photographs of Cuba as part of my project
I wanted to use lots of photographs of Cuba as part of my project. I also felt like I needed to include written research. In order to not go over the word limit for an exhibit, I decided to create a webpage instead. I like building webpages so this seemed to be the project for me. I created the webpage using weebly. I entered the information and the photographs in the template that allowed me to set up my own page.
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10. How does your project fit the theme of conflict and compromise in history?
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11. My project on the United States embargo against Cuba fits the theme of conflict and compromise in history. The embargo was first started against the sale of guns to Cuba back in 1958 but eventually covered almost all products exported and imported between both countries. This was the conflict part of my project. The compromise part of my project deals with Castro wanting to resolve the relationship with the United States through peaceful means, including lifting the travel ban to Cuba.
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12. The Entire Process Paper
I selected the topic of the United States’ trade embargo against Cuba because I have become very interested in the history of our relationship with Cuba. Since U.S. citizens have just recently been able to travel to Cuba I was curious as to why we were not allowed to travel there before now.
I spent a great deal of time researching the history of the relationship between the United States and Cuba. Most of my research was online. I used information from the United States State Department website to read about traveling between these two countries. I used several websites like CubaEmbargo.procon.org to find out the history of the embargo.
The Entire Process Paper
I wanted to use lots of photographs of Cuba as part of my project. I also felt like I needed to include written research. In order to not go over the word limit for an exhibit, I decided to create a webpage instead. I like building webpages so this seemed to be the project for me. I created the webpage using weebly. I entered the information and the photographs in the template that allowed me to set up my own page.
My project on the United States embargo against Cuba fits the theme of conflict and compromise in history. The embargo was first started against the sale of guns to Cuba back in 1958 but eventually covered almost all products exported and imported between both countries. This was the conflict part of my project. The compromise part of my project deals with Castro wanting to resolve the relationship with the United States through peaceful means, including lifting the travel ban to Cuba.