<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa miaka 50 iliyofuata, Marekani, ambayo ilikuwa nchi kubwa zaidi ya kuagiza sukari kutoka Kuba, ilitawala uchumi wa kisiwa hicho na kudhibiti sana mambo ya kisiasa.  <response>: For the next five decades the United States, the largest importer of Cuban sugar, dominated the islands economy and largely controlled its political processes. 