THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY TRADITION.

Write a unified essay about the Cuban Revolutionary Tradition, by analyzing the role played by the following key figures in that tradition:
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (during the 1868-78 period)
Platt Amendment
Gerardo Machado
Ramon Gráu San Martín (during the 1933 period)
Fidel Castro Ruz
Meyer Lansky
If you wish to write more than six pages, you may do so.
All of the items above have been discussed either in class or the assigned reading in Paul Dosal, Cuba Libre: History of Cuba. In writing your essay, first, DEFINE what a Revolutionary Tradition is. Then, take up each person in the order above, discuss the years involved, and explain how that person contributed to the Tradition, in either a positive or negative sense. To support your points, cite selected facts (events, names, and dates) drawn from the historical record.