HIST 8B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fulgencio Batista, Julio Antonio Mella, Gerardo Machado
Document Summary
Interest of american gov: u. s takes caribbean as strategic sea. Cuba: last island to be rested away from spanish empire. 1901: liberal constitution of republic of cuba. Platt amendment: us holds the right to intervene in the internal affairs of cuba. Usa wrests away cuban territory to build naval bases- guatanamo. Cuba: an illegitimate republic, disguised american colony. Caudillos: clients of the usa, dedicated to the american corporations. Selling sugar mostly to the american market. End of 1920s: industry bankrupt increased dependency on us. Student movements against corruption and american domination. University of hanna becomes center of agitation against imperialism and corruption. Cattle rancher and participated in 2nd uprising. Controls congress in 1928 and forces congress to give him a second term. 1925: founder of the internationalist communist party of cuba. All the political organizations unite to form a strike against machado. Caudillos: fulgencio batista says country is too weak for elections.
