Essay Archive - American Involvement in the Cuban Revolution
American Involvement in the Cuban Revolution
The revolution in Cuba was not a result of economic deprivation, nor
because of high expectations in the economy, it was the political factors
and expectations which evoked the civilians to revolt. The Cuban economy
was moving forward at the time before the rebellion but the dominant
influence of the sugar industry made the economy "assymetrical" and
encouraged no "dynamic industrial sector". Because of the dependance on
sugar, the unemployment rate ranged between 16 and 20% rising and falling
with sugar prices, ebbing and flowing as the season changed. ....
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