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Long term causes of Castro's rise to power (Socio-economic problems…
Long term causes of Castro's rise to power
Political weakness
Corruption
Oppressive political system
Fulgencio Batista (elected in October 1940)
Coup in 1952
resignation in 1958
Influence of Jose Marti
Weakness of opposition parties
Spanish Rule
Revolution against Spanish rule (1895-1898), Cuba is ceded to the USA 1898
First War of independence(1868-1878)
'Puppets presidents'(1934-40)
New Constitution in 1940
Contradictory and impartial,
symbol of democracy and freedom
26 July Movement
Chibasismo
Go Mexico to overthrow Batista
Socio-economic problems
Widespread poverty
High rate of unemployment
Economic dependence on sugar, price of sugar declines between 1952-1954
First recession
Large inequality gap between classes, regions, urban and rural areas
Student protest movement : many students saw themselves as heirs to the revolutionary struggle and believed it was their duty to carry on the fight for independence
Castro was a law student
in 1923 and in 1927-1933
Inflation
Racial division
Afro-Carribeasn were an under class
Raise of crime and gangsterism
Increase of suicides and American mafia
Exploitative Tourism industry
Social distress
Illiteracy rate nearly 50%
influence of america
Controll over refineries
Controll over agriculture( especially sugar plantations)
Controll over electricity production
The telephone system
Industries and factories
American support of political leaders until 1959: Cuban Presidents could only rule with US support
Platt Amendment (1901-34): USA control over Cuban foreign policy, the right to station troops and intervene 'to preserve independence;
4 military interventions:1902-1921
To ensure that Cuban governments followed policies good for the USA investments