Why revolution? Why "imperialism"? (31 dic 1948 anni – 26 lugl 1958 anni)

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Why revolution? Why a reaction versus "imperialism"? What were the reasons and sources of discontent in Cuba that could lead to revolution?

When asked by the U.S. government to analyze Batista's Cuba, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. said

"The corruption of the Government, the brutality of the police, the government's indifference to the needs of the people for education, medical care, housing, for social justice and economic justice ... is an open invitation to revolution."

— The Dynamics of World Power: United States Foreign Policy 1945-1973, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, 1973, ISBN 0070797293, p. 512.

Why "imperialism"?
Foreigners owned 70% of the arable land.
Cuba obtained around 70% of its consumer goods from the US in direct barter for Cuban sugar, in a deal that gave the US outsized share of the profits from Cuban industry and agriculture.

By the late 1950’s, American capital controlled:
90% of Cuba’s mines
80% of its public utilities
50% of its railways
40% of its sugar production
25% of its bank deposits.

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