HISTORY 166B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Agrarian Reform, Rent Regulation, Brown Berets
31 Aug 2016
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Lecture 5: che guevara and the making of a new man. The cuban revolution began a poster child for third world socialism. Once fidel castro"s guerillas were enacted in power there were 2 goals: eliminating us control in cuba, eliminating poverty by government acts. There was a declaration of equality between men and women and all races. Wealth would no longer be at the service of a few. Expropriated over 10 million acres mostly owned by foreigners. Was held in state farms in which workers shared in the profits. 25% was divided into individual farms for the peasants by 1970 real wages for rural and urban workers had tripled. Mansions were expropriated and turned into apartments. Rent control was imposed no rent could exceed 10% of earning power. Now be considered basic civil rights of citizens. Che guevara"s organizes groups of students to live among poor peasants to teach basic reading and math skills.
