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A major long-term factor of Cuban
political instability was the domination of
the USA which began during the Cuban
War of Independence started by Jos
Mart.
Havana had been for so long the place for a good time,
the prostitute and the cigar, the blue film, the daiquiri at
Sloppy Joes or the Florida Bar, the quick win at the
roulette table. So many North Americans indeed had
had such as good time in Cuba that it never occurred to
them that these associations could be humiliating to
Cubans. (Thomas, 2002, Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom)
Cuban Society
Cuba in the 1950s was a divided
society. Spaniards dominated the
ruling class. 60% of the population
were of white origin and over 1
million Spaniards had migrated to
Cuba between 1902-1932.