HIST 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fulgencio Batista, Cuban Revolution, Dependency Theory
14 Jun 2017
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3 main themes of the cuban revolution: cr as the radicalizing catalyst in both cuba & latin america. Modernization > dependency theory: shift in cold war politics. Cuba forces ussr to live up to its rhetoric, especially in africa: cr as model of inspiration in la. Cuba on the eve of the revolution: havana = playground for american ma a, 1940 constitution, fulgencio batista, 1952-58. Pro-us dictator: highest standard of living in la after argentina & uruguay, uneven income distribution esp. between urban & rural areas, january 1959: revolution triumphs; batista falls. Why cuba, and why socialism: socialism v. capitalism: apparent rewards for us not evident in la. Liberty comes with capitalism idea did not necessarily hold true in. So why not socialism: cuba"s unique historical experience: Strong, recent revolutionary tradition: war of independence. Cuba & the ussr: 1962: cuban missile crisis.
