Author Question: Tomas Estrada Palma was the first A) leader of the Cuba Libre movement to win popular election to ... (Read 41 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Tomas Estrada Palma was the first

A) leader of the Cuba Libre movement to win popular election to the presidency.
B) democratically elected president of a truly independent, sovereign Cuban nation.
C) Cuban revolutionary to oppose foreign imperialism and local elite domination.
D) Cuban president to submit to U.S. pressures and curry favor among local elites through patronage and corruption.

Question 2

The postwar collapse of sugar prices

A) led to gradual diversification of Cuban agriculture and decline of sugar monoculture.
B) undermined local support for Enoch Crowder's democratically elected government.
C) produced a downward economic spiral known as the dance of the millions.
D) exposed the consequences of foreign domination and ignited nationalistic social protests.