1. Cuba During the Great Depression By Mark Feinberg

2. Cuban Economy Before the Depression ●Cuban economy before the Great Depression was based on exporting sugarcane ●Cuban economy was prosperous before the start of the Great Depression ●Following the Great Depression, sugar prices plummeted, and the Cuban economy was hit hard ●Much economic hardship during depression

3. Politics ●Cuban President was Gerardo Machado ●was president from 1925-1933 ●was democratically elected ●his economic programs had little effect on the Cuban economy ●was ousted in 1933 by rioting ●Many intellectuals in Cuba began supporting Bolshevism because they blamed the government’s failure on capitalism

4. Politics (Continued) ●Much political instability in the country during Great Depression ●Many presidents during the depression (over 7) ●President at end of Depression was Batista ●Even though Batista was a dictator, Cuban economy flourished ●Batista deposed by Fidel Castro

5. Pictures Gerardo Machado Havana during Great Depression Fulgencio Batista

6. Bibliography http://www.applet-magic.com/cuba.htm http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch17-3.htm http://www.ralphmag.org/HA/cuba.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Machado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista