Life In Communist Cuba

Communism- a system of economics and politics created by Karl Marx in which everything in the nation is publicly owned

On January 8th, 1959, Fidel Castro and his rebel army marched triumphantly into Havana, Cuba, having overthrown corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista the week earlier. It was the fruition of the Cuban Revolution, and the dramatic shift in power was about to radically alter the country’s political, social and economic course forever. The positive and negative effects of the revolution on the Cuban people, however, as well as the condition of Cuba’s economy pre and post-revolution, is subject to heated debate. Castro’s iron-fisted regime was the introduction of communism into the western hemisphere, and now, over fifty years later, the Cuban Revolution continues to be one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. Despite the criticism levelled at Fidel Castro and his communist regime, however, the Cuban Revolution was necessary in improving the quality of life for the majority of Cuban citizens. The four fundamental categories on which to assess this are healthcare, education, economy and governance. By comparing the country’s overall performance under Fulgencio Batista versus under Fidel Castro in these areas crucial to a fully-functioning nation, it can be shown that the Cuban Revolution was a necessary and positive change in Cuban society which benefitted the majority of citizens.

In 1956, Fidel Castro and fewer than 100 supporters landed in Cuba to start a rebellion against Batista; by 1958, Castro's July 26th movement was the dominant opposition political group and by late 1958 Castro was firmly in control with Batista fleeing to the Dominican Republic on January 1, 1959 (Suchlicki, 2002). By the mid-1960s, Castro was absolutely in control of the island and his dictatorship was established. There were obstacles along the way: the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of the following year, which remains the closest that the Cold War ever came to igniting into a nuclear superpower conflict and an American embargo of Cuba (Suchlicki,

Communism is an economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property. Many communists would soon put an end to private property, substituting government ownership of factories, railroads and other businesses. After the Red Scare communists "reds" cried out for

The current Constitution of Cuba was accepted by a ballot on February 24, 1976, and was revised three times in 1978, 1992 and in 2002 Cuba is an independent socialist republic that is controlled by 1 party, the Cuban Communist Party which Fidel Castro is the head, with his brother, Raul Castro as vice-president. The current Cuban constitution, written in 1976, has many of the same

Cuba gained independence in the spanish american war. You might think soccer would be the main sport in Cuba but it is not. Baseball is the major sport in Cuba.

The history of Cuba has gone through many dramatic changes affecting not only the economy but the citizens as well. On January 1st, 1969 Dictator Fulgenico Batiste (Fidel Castro) fled the Island of Cuba, with his revolutionaries seizing control with the U.S backing the situation. This caused chaos and excitement in Havana, rumbling the idea of "anti-americanism." This relates back to the conflict theory, as this had a great impact on the citizens of Cuba, causing more hate on america and its people causing conflict and negativity. Within all of this chaos with Fidel Castro and Cuba’s people, America still supported the Island of Cuba. As time passed this situation caused great suspicion as the US was not sure of Castro’s intentions and his leftist ideology, thinking this would lead to an attack from Castro on US investments and properties in Cuba. American officials were nearly unanimous opposing Castro’s revolutionary movement.

What is communism? Communism is a term used broadly to designate a ‘theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.’ It refers to the doctrine which underlines the revolutionary movement which aims to abolish capitalism and ultimately to establish a society in which all goods will be socially owned, all economic activates socially planned and controlled, and in which all distributions will be in accordance with the maxim. German author Emil Ludwig described the maxim as “for each according to his capacity, to each according to his need.”(1) It is to be distinguished from socialism which aims by constitutional and democratic

The Cuban revolution was the spark that ignited the flame of communism in Cuba. The developing nation gained independence only as recently as 1898, and was already filled with an atmosphere of distrust and resentment towards the United States. In July of 1953, a revolution began in Cuba between the United States backed President Batista and Fidel Castro. Fidel and his brother Raul Castro lead a series of guerilla warfare battles against the forces of President Batista. “I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba,” stated Fidel Castro. In January of 1959, Fidel Castro became the President of Cuba. With the regime of Fidel Castro, Cuba would fall to communism.

One of the main conflicts that arose in Cuba was the rapidly declining economy. Cuban farmers lost all of their land and were forced to work on much smaller plots given to them by the state. Because of this, the agricultural production decreased, which brought down Cuba’s economy with it. In Marc Frank’s Cuban Revelations, he says “Some 70 percent of the land in Cuba is owned by the state, making it the largest unproductive landowner in Latin America when Raul took over” (116). The Cuban government began filtering things on the news to make the people believe different things were happening around them than what actually was happening.

Communism is a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. The idea of communism started in the 19th century by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engals. When communism first started it was an idea of a society based on common ownership of property. That idea eventually turned political and communism turned into a government. There have been communist groups in Cuba since the early 1920’s and it eventually grew into the only political party in the country. Over the years there have been many debates on what is the goal of communism in Cuba. The majority of people believe that communism

There are a few things that come to mind when Cuba comes up in a discussion; one of the topics could be Cuban cigars and the other popular topic is Fidel Castro. When we discuss relations with Cuba, most of the difficult hardships with the country stem from the fact that Fidel Castro was chief of state and wanted nothing more than to take over a country. When discussing the culture of Cuba, it can be a very dark discussion versus discussing the forward movements the United States has seen in the last 50 years, and because of one man, Cuba’s Culture has been stunted. Cuba is a country in the West Indies and the largest single island of the archipelago. Cuba is also one of the more influential states of the Caribbean region with a population of around 11,239,000 people and over 75% of that population being an urban population even though they only have one major city, Havana (Cuba, n.d.).

In 1940 to 1944, communist Fulgencio Batista withheld power as the president of Cuba and then from 1952 to 1959, United States backed dictator until fleeing Cuba because of Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement. Socialist Fidel Castro governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Fidel Castro’s intent was to provide Cuba with an honest democratic government by diminishing the corrupt way in which the country was run, the large role the United States played in the running of Cuba as well as the poor treatment & the living conditions of the lower class.

     What is Communism? Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat. It also can be defined as a conceptualized system of government in which resources and production facilities are the property of the entire society rather than individuals. In a communist society, labor is shared equally as well, and the benefits of labor are distributed according to need (Communism.4all 1). No one person shall be ranked higher than another and there is to be one person in charge of the society in a communism government. There are still to this day many countries that fall under the rule of communism and the ways they were transformed under communist rule is quite interesting.

The political part of the country of Cuba is known as a Communist State that is ran by General Rual Castro. Since 1965 Cuba has been under a Communist Party of Cuba called Partido Comunista De-Cuba (PCC). There are twenty four members of the political bureau of the central committee of the communist party of Cuba. These people make the decision for Cuba. Cuba’s court system is made up of four different parts. The 1st is Peoples Supreme Court, 2nd is Provincial Courts, 3rd is Municipal Courts and the 4th is Military Courts. The Peoples Supreme Court is made up of 5 chambers (Criminal, Civil and Administrative, Labor, State Security and Military). All 4 of the courts are controlled by Minister of Justice. ”In