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1 Cuba History By Melanie Chavez

2 Cuba was the country that supplied most of the world’s sugar.

3 Cuba is located in the Caribbean sea.

4 Cuba’s capital is Havana.

5 Palm trees are very common in Cuba

6 Humans first came to the islands of Cuba around 3500 BC from South America

7 In June 1762,British troops invaded Cuba

8 The U.S went to war with Spain

9 Batista was overthrown on January 1,1959,by a young lawyer named Fidel Castro

10 Daily life for average Cubans is difficult

11 After Fidel’s Castro stepped down, his brother Raul took over in 2008

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