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Anti-imperialism
Anti-imperialism is a political stance opposing imperialism, which is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military force, or economic domination.
Centrally planned economy
A centrally planned economy is an economic system in which the government controls production, prices, and distribution of goods, rather than supply and demand in a free market.
Conscription
A government policy that requires eligible citizens to serve in the military, often called a draft.
Constitution
A set of fundamental principles or established precedents that form the supreme law of the land, determining how a state or organization is run.
Cooperatives
Groups of peasants pooling land and tools under collective management.
Cultural imperialism
Cultural imperialism is the imposition of cultural elements (values, practices, media) by a dominant power onto a less powerful society, often undermining local traditions and identity.
Industrialization
the process of developing factories, technology, and large-scale production.
Inflation
General increase in prices and fall in purchasing power.
Land Redistribution
Policy that transferred land from landlords to peasants in order to eliminate inequality and strengthen Communist support.
Land Reform
Government redistribution of agricultural land from large landowners to peasant farmers, often involving confiscation and political mobilisation of the rural population.
Legitimacy
The public’s acceptance of a leader’s authority, often earned through wartime experience or moral leadership.
Legitimacy
Legitimacy is public acceptance of authority
Literacy Campaign
The Cuban Literacy Campaign (Campana de Alfabetizacion) was a 1961 nationwide programme in which approximately 250,000 volunteer teachers (brigadistas) were sent to rural areas to teach reading and writing. It raised Cuba's literacy rate from around 60% to 96% within a single year.
Nationalisation
Nationalisation is the process by which a government takes ownership and control of private industries, institutions or assets, bringing them under state management.
Perestroika
Economic reform policy designed to restructure the Soviet economy by introducing market-like changes.
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. States use propaganda through media, education, and public events to shape public opinion.
Quinquenio gris
Quinquenio gris ("five grey years", 1971--1976) refers to a period of severe cultural repression in Cuba when the state imposed rigid Soviet-style orthodoxy on artistic and intellectual life.
Secularization
The process of reducing the influence of religion over public life and government.
Socialist realism
Socialist realism is a state-approved artistic style that glorifies socialist ideals, the working class and the achievements of the revolution, while discouraging experimental or abstract forms of expression.
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the supreme authority within a state, granting it the power to govern itself without interference from external forces.
UMAP
Military Units to Aid Production (Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Produccion), forced labour camps operated by the Cuban government between 1965 and 1968. Gay men, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other perceived "social deviants" were interned for "re-education" through forced agricultural labour.