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With the threat of communism growing in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Cuba, presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson worked to contain it and prevent countries from falling to communism. Choose a region of the world where communism was expanding during the 1950s or 1960s and explain the president's rationale, actions, and justification for the measures taken in that region.
Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length (excluding cover page and references) and formatted according to APA guidelines. Be sure to discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading and relevant research. You must include a minimum of three resources:
- One primary resource (textbook or required reading), and
- Two secondary resources (credible, academic, or professional references beyond the text or required course readings).
___________________________________________________________________________________________________DEAR WRITER, HERE ARE THE REQUIRED READINGS FOR THIS WEEK. PLLEASE USE THEM AND ANY OTHER RESOURCES YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
- Lall, B. G. (1966). Nonintervention vs. Containment. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 22(5), 21.
- Fleming, D. F. (1952). Does Eisenhower Mean War?. Nation, 175(17), 374.
- Phillips, C. (2007). April 17, 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion. American History, 42(1), 17-18.
- Johnson, L. B. (1968). The Vietnam War. Vital Speeches of the Day, 34(23), 712.
- Recommended
- Jonathan, B. (2016, October 21). Could Cuba Crisis Be Trumped?. Daily Mail. p. 14
- NPR (2007). Andrea Seabrook: Tapes Shed More Light on LBJ's Vietnam Struggle. Retrieved from
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=15271088.
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Latin America is one of the regions around the world where communism was growing in
the 1950s. After World War II, the spirit of communism was considered as a worldwide
movement that inspired and rebelled millions of people in America. In theory, pure communism
implied that ownership of means of production would be done on a communal basis and the
spirit of capitalism would be uprooted. The communist movement was spearheaded by
exhaustion, cynicism, and inevitable comparisons with the western markets that were considered
prosperous. However, the spread of communism across the world was one of America's biggest
fears of the 19th century (Lall, 1966). During this time, the communism power movement aimed
at seeking worldwide industrialization on a top scale, revolution, and creation of a new form in
society. However, Americans did not welcome the idea of communism positively and the
president had to put in some measures that aimed at preventing the country from becoming a
communist society.
The major reasons why America opposed the practice of co...
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