A Super Quick History of Grenada

hello everyone and welcome to mister [Music] this is the caribbean and here is grenada now let's see what we can see shall we some time long ago an underwater volcano erupted and grenada was born it sat silent in the sun for centuries and centuries until one day some canoeing settlers from south america set foot on its sandy beaches and its history commenced when exactly this arrival happened isn't known but certainly by the fourth century which is when we find villages being built which is rather difficult to do without people these were the arawak folk who were later subdued by the more militant caribs in 1498 columbus sited the island but didn't land and it was sidestepped for a long time though it was named granada after the city in spain a big reason why it remained uncolonized for so long was likely due to the aforesaid militancy of the caribs their aggressiveness kept them free that is until 1649 when the french under missio parque here landed and proved to be more aggressive the french built the future capital saint george's and set up sugar and indigo plantations to be worked by slaves from africa but during the conflicts called the seven years war the british took control but then the french got it back but then the british got it back and kept it more slaves were brought over from africa but discontent in the islands saw a big rebellion led by julian fedon which was ultimately suppressed 1833 saw the british abolish slavery and later initiate the growing of nutmeg trees and that spice became and still is the island's chief export grenada attained independence in 1974 with former trade union leader eric gary as first prime minister but he wasn't left-wing enough for some tastes meaning the marxist maurice bishop seized power and began initiating serious societal reforms but then he proved not left-wing enough and an outright military communist takeover took place after bishop was executed in 1983 this prompted the us under ronald reagan to invade and restore democracy much to the outrage of the u.n the operation was a success and in four days the communist forces supported by cuba were defeated and grenada returned to political stability which it has enjoyed ever since though the nation suffered a horrible bruising from the impact of hurricane ivan in 2004 grenada today has a high level of human development and is very popular with tourists who come to enjoy its stunning beauty and scenic beaches so that's it for grenada and that's all from me for now bye [Music] you