Re:Fidel Castro has died
by dublinben on Saturday November 26, 2016 @01:33PM
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From your description, it actually sounds like the US and its tariffs were responsible for the collapse of the Cuban economy. That happened decades before Castro came into power.
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The tariffs were not Cuba specific. They were part of the US withdraw from the world during that period. Cuba was affected, as were many countries. There's a reason it's called the Great Depression.
Keep in mind the Great Depression was worldwide, not just the US. It affected many countries, including those who did not trade with the US.
And yes, this happened decades before.. but it was one of the reasons Fidel came to power. In other words, there was already a strong anti-US sentiment in Cuba because of this and the forced military leases (which date back to the 1800s).