The Causes Of The Cuban Revolution

Cuban history, like many other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean which have experienced colonial subjugation and imperial interference, is highlighted by tumultuous rebellions. Ever since the revolt of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes in 1868, who took up arms with his slaves to liberate Cuba from Spain’s colonial grasp, the existence of insurrectionists and adamant government opposition in Cuba has flourished. Social revolution and a strong will and practice of nationalism has indelibly characterized Cuban history. Nevertheless, the outcomes of particular movements and struggles for social justice have consistently frustrated revolutionary and radical leaders. Government regimes throughout

In this paper, the question of why did Cuban slavery collapse in the nineteenth century will be answered. In 1820s, some Spanish colonies rebelled and finally gain the independence, while Cuban was still loyal to the Spanish. It is partly because Cuba depends on Spain for trade and the need for continuous protection from pirates and slave rebellions. Although, at that period of time, they were unhappy about Spanish rules, they were more afraid of the rising power of United States. During that time, Cuba continuously conveys sugar, coffee and tobacco to Europe and American. And to do so, the economy of Cuba needs slaves, since slavery was the economic foundation for the farming and mining

Life in Cuba prior to 1959, simply put, was miserable for most and luxurious for a few. 70% of Cuba’s total area was monopolized by only 8% of those who owned land. One-third of the island was owned by 250 cattle latifundium (ranches). Sugar, however, ruled supreme. Sugar estates controlled 70-75% of the arable land. The heavy concentration of sugar caused very high annual unemployment because of the seasonality of the Zara, the sugar cane harvest. At the same time, it kept land out of food production and forced a heavy reliance on imported food. The result of all these factors was a poverty-ridden society of unemployment, malnutrition, ill health, illiteracy and a terribly corrupt government. In January 1959, the change began. Two years of

The once powerful Spanish Empire was hanging onto a thread as Cuba and Puerto Rico were their last two major colonies. Tension between the Cuban people and the Spaniards had been building since the beginning of Spanish reign over the island in 1492. One of the leading issues was the “impact of increased taxation and an international economic crisis” (LOC). Spain was exploiting Cuba for its sugar plantations and treating the locals very poorly. This poor treatment and taxation by Spain would lead to the “Ten Years' War” (LOC), from 1868 to 1878, in which the Cubans

rse, giving the peasant a scapegoat and one more reason to dislike the Czar. Due to his mistakes, Nicholas became extremely unpopular among the Russian lower classes, bringing about an inevitable Revolution.

stated the necessity of the Soviet Union and Cuba to become allies, and this move would also influence many countries in Latin America to become allies with the Soviet Union rather than the U.S and the West.

DRAFT - Fidel Castro - A Rebel With A Cause The Cuban Revolution was a massive revolt led by Fidel Castro and powered by people with the common goal to bring back the peace. The Cuban government was led by the dictator Fulgencio Batista who took away basic freedoms that damaged society. Fidel Castro wanted to bring back the peace with a radical mission to overtake a nearby army garrison. With a chaotic attack on Moncada Barracks, Fidel Castro failed at his coup d’etat but did not meet an unsuccessful end.

Before the revolution was taken place, Cuba had received very little attention during colonial years. The lack of minerals and very little agricultural production prevented Cuba from its economic advancement. In the 19th century Cuban Sugar industry began to improvement by adopting new technological developments and became a well-known country for producing sugar. Later, United States attempted to buy the island to set the basic process for the independence in Cuba. Spain also offered to grant greater political and social autonomy to the island in the convention of Zanjon, in 1878. However, many Cubans, including Antonio Maceo, refused to accept the offer and demanded to declare independence by its own.

The Spanish-American war consisted of a series of influential battles that pitted America and many of Spain’s colonies against Spanish rule, and ended with Spain losing its colonies and America gaining control over more and more land. In 1898, America joined a war being pit against Spain to force the Spanish to relinquish all control of their colonies, including Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. This same war ended only a few months later, with Spain suffering huge losses and America gaining money and territories. The Spanish American war could be split into three main points of interest: How and why the Spanish American war started, The battles of Manila, Santiago de Cuba, Asomante, and Las Guasimas ( And the Rough Riders) , and the aftermath of the war. One of the most interesting territories was Cuba. Although the Spanish american war was not a long and costly war, it changed many people's lives indefinitely.

Once the Spanish had gained an abundance of wealth from the conquest of the Aztecs and the Inca empires, they turned their land into major settlements and trade. Agricultural development increased to produce sugar. Cuba was open to unrestricted free trade, including but not limited to the escalation of Cuban slave trade. When Britain ended slavery in their West Indies colonies in the 1830s, their production in sugar declined rapidly. This resulted to Cuba’s escalation in the manufacture of sugar and slave use. The African slave trade was fundamental to the sugar economy and the fear of rebellion from slaves kept any separatist movements from breaking out until the 1860s. It wasn’t until the Ten Year’s War that there was any development in the abolition of slavery. Cubra Libre, the republic in arms, had declared that the slavery system be abolished in the areas that they controlled. To be free meant that they had to fight in the rebellion as well. Spain then passed a law in 1871 that gave freedom to children born to slave mothers in order to avoid a declination of population. There was also abolitionist pressure from outer powers after the end of the United States Civil War in 1865. Their emancipation and pressure from British abolitionists had forcefully made it impossible for Cuba to

The Cuban revolution was the spark that ignited the flame of communism in Cuba. The developing nation gained independence only as recently as 1898, and was already filled with an atmosphere of distrust and resentment towards the United States. In July of 1953, a revolution began in Cuba between the United States backed President Batista and Fidel Castro. Fidel and his brother Raul Castro lead a series of guerilla warfare battles against the forces of President Batista. “I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba,” stated Fidel Castro. In January of 1959, Fidel Castro became the President of Cuba. With the regime of Fidel Castro, Cuba would fall to communism.

The Cuban Revolution was a necessary act that attempted to improve the lives of the cuban population through many horrific events. The Cuban Revolution, which began in the early 1950’s, was an overthrow of a corrupt government. Throughout Fidel Castro’s multiple attempts to improve the horrific conditions of the Cuban population, the Revolution became a long and tragic journey beginning with the 26th of July Movement, to The Bay of Pigs invasion, to The Cuban Missile Crisis.

A revolution is known as being an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Cuba during the decade of the 1950's experienced this type of rebellion in search for an enhanced and better-developed society, independent of all outside domination. Cuban citizens were at a point where they needed to be free and be able to enforce the constitution established in 1940, which included amendments stating that Cuba should be a "democratic republic…shall not conclude or ratify pacts or treaties that in any form limit or menace national sovereignty or the integrity of the territory," and such. I chose this topic because there has been so much controversy

The Cuban Revolution, which began in the early 1950’s, was an overthrow of a very corrupt government. It was an attempt to improve the conditions of the Cuban people, but the path was covered in blood and sweat and an informed historian has to ask, was it really worth it? How much actually changed?

After it became officially globally acknowledged that Cuba was in fact a communist state and was being led through a dictatorship run by Castro, it did not take long before powerful enemies and essential allies were formed. The act of seizing all foreign land with none or very little compensation was received with great hostility amongst those who lost in their property through this process, and probably the reaction that had the biggest impact on Cuba’s economy was that of the US. Castro’s communistic policies did not of course help calm this resentment and also took part in leading to the establishment of trade embargos with Cuba from the US. This meant that Cuba would now lose a very valuable buyer of their precious sugar, [5] but they did however gain another one, a powerful nation that shared quite similar Marxist ideals and were quick to form an alliance with the Cubans, the USSR.