How Did Fidel Castro Affect The Fate Of Cuba And The World?

Fidel Castro did indeed have a significant impact on the fate of Cuba and the world. Prior to Castro’s administration, Cuba was a very unstable and politically volatile nation. Starting from its client state status orchestrated by the United States in, Cuba faced enormous economic instability as a result of the Treaty of Relations signed by the two nations in 1934, in which Cuba was obligated to give preferential treatment of its economy to the behest of the United States, in exchange for a guaranteed 22% share of the American sugar market. Under this agreement, almost all domestic governance in Cuba was usurped by the United States, granting the US to retain the right to supervise its finances and foreign relations.

The Cuban economy was relatively stable under this agreement, with large amounts of American-owned businesses and
The entire population became functionally literate, regardless of skin colour and by the 1980s, a generation a young Black Cubans who parents hailed from the serf plantation class had entered the workforce as professionals, such as scientists and engineers. Social equality laws were enacted to protect the black Cuban minority and established greater rights for women. Attempts to improve healthcare, housing and education within Cuba were also notable, in addition to investment in the arts such as the construction of cinemas and theatres. As the 1960s came to an end, all Cuban children were receiving some education (as opposed to less than half prior to 1959), unemployment and government corruption was significantly reduced and landmark improvements occurred in hygiene and sanitation. Castro was determined to erase social inequality within the nation and passed landmark legislative reforms that desegregated all public places and amenities, as well as outlawing all overt discrimination such as bias in employment and educational