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This 4 page paper discusses some of the positives and negatives to come out of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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for freedom. The reality was very different. This paper considers the pros and cons of the Cuban Revolution. Discussion There are some good things about the Revolution, but in the
long run, it is more negative than positive. The obvious positive that came out of it was an end to the corrupt regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista, though even here
its not possible to say that Batista was completely evil. Under Batista, Cuba was typical of most Latin American countries that had a colonial history (Proyect). The economy of the
country was "based on export agriculture," with sugar the main crop (Proyect). But the agricultural sector was underutilized and the effect on the workers pointed up the class differences in
the country (Proyect). For the owners, not working for several months meant they could make trips to Europe or the U.S. and enjoy themselves, but for the workers, long periods
with no work mean unemployment and great suffering (Proyect). "In 1954, for instance, Cubas 424,000 agricultural wage earners averaged only 123 days of work; farm owners, tenants and sharecroppers also
fared poorly, averaging only 135 days of employment (Proyect). The low rate of employment lead to a great deal of hardship, including an illiterate rural population of which "60% lived
in huts with earth floors and thatched roofs; 2/3 lived without running water and only 1 out of 14 families had electricity" (Proyect). Nutrition was disastrous with only 4% of
rural families eating meat on a regular basis (Proyect). Most of these workers lived on beans, root crops and rice and this poor diet led to poor health: "13% of
the population had a history of typhoid, 14% tuberculosis and over 1/3 intestinal parasites" (Proyect). One of the reasons Batista seized power was to try and institute FDR-like "New Deal"
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