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Moderates Versus Radicals Shaped Early Policy
- The Cuban Revolution began with a mix of moderates and radicals jockeying for power in government roles.
- That tension set the stage for rapid radicalization as radicals gained influence and moderates balked at breaking with the U.S. order.
Land Reform Rewrote Rural Power
- The 1959 Agrarian Reform expropriated large estates and redistributed land to peasants with state bonds as compensation.
- This dramatically shifted rural power, boosted rural incomes, and attacked core U.S. economic interests in Cuba.
Exiles Made Miami A Counter-Revolution Hub
- Hundreds of thousands of Cubans from the upper and upper-middle classes fled to Miami, making it a hub for exiles.
- These exiles formed the early recruiting base for counter-revolutionary networks run from Florida.