Badtista
Economic Factors
Social Tension
Policitcal Issues
Foreign Influence
100

Elections

Rigged the elections

100

Sugar

The US is taking all of the money from Cuba from the sugarcane

100

Housing

There is not adequate housing available 
100

Democracy

There is no effective democracy system

100

Military

Cuba was under US military control

200

Lower & Upper Class

Lied about plans to help lower classes and gave money to the upper classes

200

Unemployment

Unemployment was at a high 8% during sugar harvest, 30% for the rest of the year

200

Healthcare

Lack of access to healthcare

200
Political Parties

Did not seem to offer an alternative to Batista's Regime

200

Land

The US owns half of the land
300

Money

Batista cares more about money than helping his people

300
Inflation

Rose to 17% in the 1950s


300
Education

Lack of access to Education

300
General Batista

Siezed power in 1933 and ruled as a military dictator

300

Electrical Products

All electical products are owned by the US

400

Cruel

Cruel to his people

400

Social Classes

Middle and elite classes were becoming disillusioned with the regime.  

400

Electricity

Rural areas lacked access to Electricity

400

Legal Political Change

There is no prospect of legal political change

400

Telephones

The entire telephone system was owned by the US

500
Power

Stayed in power

500

Exports

Cuba was dependent on the sugarcane export to the US to make money

500

Water

Rural Areas lacked access to clean water

500

Lack of Reforms

Batista is too busy managing foreign affairs leaving him no time for affairs of the state

500

Platt Amendment

Gives US the right to interfere with Cuba's foreign affairs

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