From the Spanish Empire to Machado’s Fall

Cuba and the US’s history is much more than cigars, the Castros, embargo, and Che Guevara tees. Join us for part 1 which takes us through US ambitions towards the island, the rise of the Republic of Cuba, and the fall of its first strongman dictator Gerardo Machado.

[00:00] Dumbest Timeline Intro

[01:24] Heading to Cuba

[02:10] What We Know About Cuba

[05:49] Why US an Cuba Feud

[06:59] Cuba Under Spain

[10:51] Sugar Boom and US Trade

[12:09] 19th Century US Openly Wants Cuba

[18:21] Independence Wars to 1898

[19:41] Platt Amendment for US Control

[21:46] US Marines and Sugar Empire

[26:12] Machado’s Rise

[31:36] Depression and Revolt

[35:07] Machado Falls Batista Next

[36:25] Wrap Up and Part Two