Conditions in which Castro emerged
After the Spanish-American War (1989), The Treaty of Paris between Spain and the US granted territories of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. As a result of this war, Cuba was given independence, but put under military occupation by the US for 5 years. In 1902, the Republic of Cuba was declared. However, the Platt Amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba's finances and foreign relations. Up to 1934, the US has intervened in Cuba to protect US economic interests.
The US's interests in Cuba were protected by policies that benefited American investments, which led to Cuba to Cuba was known as "the sugar bowl of the world", and was a mono culture economy. It produced other goods, but heavily relied on sugar as the main source of income. The US bought the majority of Cuban sugar produced, which allowed it to have control over Cuba's economy. Cuba was not an industrialized nation, relying on revenue from sugar to buy manufactured goods and oil. The development of Cuban service and utility industries (e.g. gas, electricity, banking) relied on US investment. This meant the Cuban economy was strongly tied to the US.
The US's interests in Cuba were protected by policies that benefited American investments, which led to Cuba to Cuba was known as "the sugar bowl of the world", and was a mono culture economy. It produced other goods, but heavily relied on sugar as the main source of income. The US bought the majority of Cuban sugar produced, which allowed it to have control over Cuba's economy. Cuba was not an industrialized nation, relying on revenue from sugar to buy manufactured goods and oil. The development of Cuban service and utility industries (e.g. gas, electricity, banking) relied on US investment. This meant the Cuban economy was strongly tied to the US.