Cuba during Batista's days was a devolped country.
Cuba had the first three color TV stations in the western hemisphere. Cuba actaully had AMerican Automobile companies release their cars in the Cuban market for before they were released in the American market. Cuba was the place to be.
Night Clubs, Hotels, beaches, and business. Cuba was the main source for Sugar back then too. Cuba's Sugar Cane Farms were the world's best. Also the tobacco farms and tobacco factories were top notch.
American and European businesses loved Cuba.
Sorry Ted, Cuba was one of the leading nations in the Western Himesphere other than Canada and the USA before the days of Castro.
I know, I WAS THERE AND SO WAS MY FAMILY.