Castro And Agrarian Reform

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The beginning of a new regime was the mark of a new era of new policies and reforms. Castro as the new leader of Cuba, made fundamental changes in Cuba that established a sense of economic and social equality; These alternations were established by one of the most major first reforms Castro had implemented, the first Agrarian reform. – The agrarian reform was the first major policy to be established by the new government under the rule of Castro, the reform demanded the liquidation of “Latifunda” (private owned plantations and companies), also called for the redistribution of agricultural estates between the working classes, and the nationalization of agricultural estates (and industries) that were owned by the U.S government. The agrarian reform was a measure designed to eliminate difficulties to economic and social equality in Cuba. (Transformations in Cuban Agriculture after 1959)

Castro implemented additional significant social-economical polices which further more increased his popularity with in the public order, such as attempts towards improving health care, medical facilities, and tourism, but mostly highlighting the importance of education by drastically transforming the Cuban educational system. Achieving an extraordinary change required Castro to start the “1961 literacy campaign” which called for raising the literacy rate percentage in the Cuban society, by allowing education and it’s equipment free of charge, building schools, increasing the amount of teachers per student, and making it available to all ages who desired to peruse education. These reforms where a major increase in Castro’s popularity. “The quality of life lies in knowledge”- Fidel Castro (The Right Priorities: Health, Education, and Literacy. PBS.o...

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...actions, by radically rationing on all products, including food, medicine and oil. Close to 90% of Cuba’s oil was imported from the Soviet Union; this raised many difficulties that Castro had to face, for this problem had paralyzed transportation. Castro took action by mobilizing and introducing 80,000 bikes to Cuba from neighboring countries to decrease the problem at hand. Cuba faced many difficulties after the desolation of the Soviet Union, the time period was called “the special period” but with all the difficulties and challenges Cuba had faced, Castro managed to maintain power because of his influential popularity that assisted him. (special period and recovery) (Cuba, Economy) (Cuban Development and the Sugar Economy: The Effects on Cuban Development of Changing International Economic Relations) (Protecting Social Achievements during Economic Crisis in Cuba)

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