HIST 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cuban Revolution, Gerardo Machado, Fulgencio Batista
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Mexico, brazil, ?-want reforms, formation of middle class, children from liberals, want a politicial voice-results in more radicials-populist parties. Per capitia higher than spain, netherlands equal to germany. The radicials ----weren"t that radidical attemped to 3 times to topple dependency on britian shown during ww1 impact on society. 3 recessions a divided military- 4 different factions influence of italy the push toward isi restricted citizenship for foreign workers. Person becomes minister of labor and welfare in 1943. Workers wages increased during this time, industrialization, modernization. If we fail to control the peaceful rev, we cannot control the rev from below. Peron drops military position, begins election for president. The third way-savage capitalism/collective communism/in the middle of the two. What is a populist-use technology to reach out to the masses by radio, tv, railways, anti communist, reform from above, popular from urban, take power democraticly-once in power abusive power, bark is worse than bite, favor industrialization.