Question 1: Explain the significance of the Cuban sugar cane industry in Cuba's economic structure before the revolution.
Although sugar cane
Question 2: Discuss the role of Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution and the factors that contributed to his success.
Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution and his success largely i attributed to the dominance of the sugar cane industry. Question 3:Describe the conditions and challenges faced by workers in the Cuban sugar cane industry during the zafra and Tiempo Muerto periods.
Question 4 How did the United States contribute to the economic concentration among the Cuban elites in the sugar industry during the early 20th century?
At this point in time the US had the biggest market and Cuba was the world’s leading exporter for sugar. It also stated that “Foreign investors [mostly the US] controlled the economy for, owning about 75% of farming land, 90% of the essemial [sic.] services, and 40% of the sugar production.” Due to the fact that the US owned a great part of the sugar economy, was the greatest market, and how Cuba was the greatest exporter of sugar in the world, the United States contributed to the economic concentration among the Cuban elites in the sugar industry during the early 20th century.
Question 5:Examine the impact of Chev Guevara on the Cuban Revolution and his roles in the new government after its success. He was a military general and helped Cuba in changing its social and economic policies that were never seen before. He impacted Cuba in a very good way
Question 6: Discuss the social, political, and economic conditions in Cuba that fueled the frustration and anger of the Cuban people before the Cuban Revolution. They were a dictatorship that was corrupt and economically poor. There was lots of inequality both socially and racially.
