Puerto Rico and Cuba have very different political systems and relationships to the United States, but they share many deep struggles that have shaped their history, economics and geography. Both islands have and are facing long term economic challenges rooted in limited natural resources dependency in external powers, and both share a history of being victims of colonialism. Cuba relied on the USSR until its collapse then was helped by Venezuela. Puerto Rico relies heavily on the U.S. and its aid to the island. Both Puerto Rico and Cuba have been affected by the United States and its influence. Cuba was affected by the U.S. when they put an embargo on the island due to the Cuban missile crisis. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since the end of the Spanish American War which ended Spanish rule over Cuba and Puerto Rico. Both islands have massive waves of migration, Cuba has continuous migration to other countries like the United States and Spain. Puerto Rico has massive migration to the U.S. especially after Hurricane Maria. In both cases, migration is a response to limited economic opportunity and political constraints. Both islands are heavily prone to hurricanes and tropical storms, these storms devastate Cuba and Puerto Rico. The core similarities between Puerto Rico and Cuba lie in their shared colonial past, U.S. geopolitical influence, economic dependency, migration patterns, and struggles for political self-determination. Yet they diverge significantly in political systems and economic models, leading to different forms of hardship and resistance.
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