History

 Weakness of Political Systems: o Elections were rigged and geared towards pleasing the U.S’ economic objectives o In 1901 the U.S passes Platt Amendment to intervene in Cuba militarily. o Due to corrupt dictatorship of president Gerardo Machado and wall street crash, student protests (Sergeants Revolt) led by Fulgencio Batista in 1933-1934 took place. o From 1934-1959 Batista ruled directly through puppet president o Machado is forced to resign by the U.S and Cuba now is governed by ...

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