After Fidel Castro usurped power from Batista, he implemented various measures to limit the amount of intervention from other countries, particularly the United States. United. Fidel Castro made sure that no one could own more than 932 acres of commercial land. This limited the large plantations that could be found throughout Cuba at the time. After the Bay of Pigs, the United States and Cuba officially ended diplomatic relations. This caused large numbers of Cubans to flee the country to the United States. The revolution in Cuba also addressed issues throughout Latin America.