History Will Absolve Me: Fidel Castro
Jessie O. Santana
Modern Latin America
May 6, 2016
The Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s started the political turmoil that would eventually spread throughout Latin America. Cuba served as one of the wealthiest, most prominent, and most educated societies of Latin America. The close proximity of the United States, its huge investments in the Cuba, and the most powerful dictator of the Caribbean in control, Cuba appeared to be an unlikely country where rebellion would occur Batista sought to abide by the principles of populism in order to build rapport with the people of Cuba and maintain control of the thriving country. Populism can be better perceived as a political style in …show more content…
One of the most prominent issues of the working class was the ability of the Spanish dictators to control the land and force individuals to work with a lack of return or repossession of land. The lack of viable employment options left many individuals in Cuba completely impoverished. Castro wanted to ensure that everyone had equity so he called for the distribution of profits across social classes. Though there were many agricultural means of earning profit, sugar was deemed the most profitable. Because of this, sugar planters were required to share their profits with smaller scale farmers to ensure that they would be able to survive in society. The last of the laws sought that all wealth that had been gained through corruption would be confiscated and redistributed to the people (Castro n.d., 307-308). This gave the population a sense of redemption. The social hierarchy of Cuban society was pretty much disseminated because the revolutionary laws put in place established almost full equity in the …show more content…
With the establishment of his new policies, he aimed to eliminate corruption, poverty, and oppression. These revolutionary laws mirrored the concepts of Communism. Due to its close ties to the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro presented the Communist ideals in Cuba as a new means of governance. His economic program, aimed to diversify the main goods produced in Cuba in order to expand its export capabilities. Though this aspect of his economic program was not successful, he was able to establish a balance of economic equality in the country while maintaining the healthiest and wealthiest population in Latin
Jessie O. Santana
Modern Latin America
May 6, 2016
The Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s started the political turmoil that would eventually spread throughout Latin America. Cuba served as one of the wealthiest, most prominent, and most educated societies of Latin America. The close proximity of the United States, its huge investments in the Cuba, and the most powerful dictator of the Caribbean in control, Cuba appeared to be an unlikely country where rebellion would occur Batista sought to abide by the principles of populism in order to build rapport with the people of Cuba and maintain control of the thriving country. Populism can be better perceived as a political style in …show more content…
One of the most prominent issues of the working class was the ability of the Spanish dictators to control the land and force individuals to work with a lack of return or repossession of land. The lack of viable employment options left many individuals in Cuba completely impoverished. Castro wanted to ensure that everyone had equity so he called for the distribution of profits across social classes. Though there were many agricultural means of earning profit, sugar was deemed the most profitable. Because of this, sugar planters were required to share their profits with smaller scale farmers to ensure that they would be able to survive in society. The last of the laws sought that all wealth that had been gained through corruption would be confiscated and redistributed to the people (Castro n.d., 307-308). This gave the population a sense of redemption. The social hierarchy of Cuban society was pretty much disseminated because the revolutionary laws put in place established almost full equity in the …show more content…
With the establishment of his new policies, he aimed to eliminate corruption, poverty, and oppression. These revolutionary laws mirrored the concepts of Communism. Due to its close ties to the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro presented the Communist ideals in Cuba as a new means of governance. His economic program, aimed to diversify the main goods produced in Cuba in order to expand its export capabilities. Though this aspect of his economic program was not successful, he was able to establish a balance of economic equality in the country while maintaining the healthiest and wealthiest population in Latin