Cuban Sugar Boom and U.S. Investment (1868–1930)

1. Ten Years’ War begins in eastern Cuba

   Oct 10, 1868Labels: Carlos M, Yara uprising, Eastern Cuba

   • Britannica Ten Years
   • Cry of Yara

2. Pact of Zanjón ends the Ten Years’ War

   Feb 10, 1878Labels: Pact of, Western Cuba, Sugar mills

   • Ten Years War

3. Slavery abolished, reshaping sugar labor systems

   Oct 7, 1886Labels: Abolition of, Sugar plantations

   • Slavery abolition

4. Cuban War of Independence begins

   Feb 24, 1895Labels: Cuban War, Cuban countryside

   • War of Independence

5. Treaty of Paris ends Spanish–American War

   Dec 10, 1898Labels: Treaty of, United States, Spain

   • Britannica

6. U.S. military government established in Cuba

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: U S, Cuba

   • Military Gov t

7. Platt Amendment becomes U.S.–Cuba governing framework

   Mar 2, 1901Labels: Platt Amendment, United States

   • Natl Archives

8. Republic of Cuba inaugurated under heavy U.S. influence

   May 20, 1902Labels: Republic of, U S

   • Republic 1902

9. U.S.–Cuba Treaty of Relations signed in Havana

   May 22, 1903Labels: Treaty of, Cuba U

   • Natl Archives
   • Treaty Relations

10. Second U.S. occupation follows Cuban political crisis

    Sep 28, 1906Labels: Second U, Cuban politics

    • 1906 09 Occupation

11. World War I demand accelerates sugar expansion

    Aug 1, 1914Labels: World War, Cane sugar

    • Dance of Millions

12. Central Hershey project begins as U.S. firms integrate supply

    Jan 1, 1916Labels: Central Hershey, Milton Hershey

    • Hershey Archives

13. U.S. Marines deploy during the “Sugar Intervention”

    Aug 25, 1917Labels: U S, Sugar Intervention

    • Sugar Intervention

14. Sugar prices peak, fueling speculative “Dance of the Millions”

    May 20, 1920Labels: Dance of, Sugar prices

    • Dance of Millions

15. Sugar price collapse triggers bank failures and U.S. takeovers

    Nov 18, 1920Labels: Bank failures, U S

    • Dance of Millions
    • Encyclopedia com

16. Cuba reaches record crop amid global oversupply pressure

    Nov 2, 1925Labels: Record crop, Global oversupply

    • TIME 1925
    • Foreign Affairs

17. Smoot–Hawley tariff signals a harsher trade climate for sugar

    Jun 17, 1930Labels: Smoot Hawley, United States

    • Britannica