2-18-03 History Notes VIETNAM AND THE UNRAVELING OF AMERICA THE COLD WAR AFTER KOREA- contest major in the 3rd world US vs. Soviet Union • Iran, 1953- The CIA successfully did an a ... fascist and supported a man trying to do this already. Hi name was Ho Chi Minh. He declared independence for Vietnam. After WWII the am. Who assisted him He was a communist which was a problem. He wanted to get control of Vietnam. • Supporting the French- France wanted to take power back and the US backs France b/c he is ... communist. And the US comes to provide supplies along with military and financial...

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... themselves, the system goes to where?' From all these characters we can see the Cuban real life and the Tabio's dreams about Cuban life and system. Tabio carries the Cuba's communist system in a metaphoric way to bus terminal. Tabio reflects the Cuba colorful (also with the terminal colors which they paint the walls colorful), people are helpful to each other, the ... . But some problems occur with the relation between two men because opposite of Diego, David is heterosexual and if it was heard from somebody it will be bad for the communist supporter David. And also a question can be tho...

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... are among the poorest countries in the world. However, all of these countries share something in common. On the outside, they all say they are communist, and fight for equality, but at the roots of it all, they are all capitalist. They have capitalistic values embedded in their government and economies, ... He showed his opinion for the government to see, and he spoke for the entirety of the Chinese people. So, technically, China is not communist, and they should switch to capitalism because that is what the people want. The next country is North Korea. North Korea is in such an ... coun...

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... into Latin America, this was not an easy task to do because Cuba was allied to the Soviet Union. While in Nicaragua a communist party was gaining power due to the dictatorship of Somoza Garcí which initiated two years after the assassination of General Augusto Cé ... in 1979 deposed the dictatorial regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and made Nicaragua the second Soviet client state in the hemisphere."" Once again the communist "virus- created by the Soviets was spreading throughout Latin America. The FSLN was rapidly growing because there was many supporters and the ... Nicaraguan Wa...

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... them women, have jobs. In some families where several persons work, pesos are available to buy better-quality goods. In a major revision of economic policy, the government has abandoned the Communist tenet that all citizens should share equally for their labors. Explains a high official with responsibility for the economy: "We don't want equality. Our society guarantees each Cuban equal possibilities. ... and indoctrinates them in the hatred of capitalism. Everything that Cubans see on television, hear on radio or read in their newspapers has been carefully chosen and edited by their Com...

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... America. The soviet union led the eastern bloc , which included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania . Following the communist take over of its government in 1949 , China joined the eastern bloc. Nations who were impartial and were not included in either bloc included India ... by 1961 the United States, after a half hearted abortive attempt ,the United States thought it better not to interfere drastically with the pro-communist Castro dictatorship in Cuba." ( Lucks 205-206) It was here that their diplomatic relations ended. Although Cuba is the f...

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... speaking country has a limited amount of religions that are practiced within its borders. From the rule of the Spanish to the beginning of the Communist reign of Fidel Castro, Cuba has been a country full of conflict and problems. Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Cuba in 1492, ... of Fidel Castro's reign in 1959. This remained this way until the early nineteen nineties when religious people in Cuba were allowed to join the communist party. Now, the people of Cuba have somewhat of a religious freedom and the ability to have power in politics. The main religion in ... rainfall...

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... communistic views in Europe and Asia became a threat to the United States and our allies. The United States under-took to resist the spread of communist power [which resulted in a] collision with its allies, the Russians and the Chinese. During the early years of the cold war, the united ... the corruption in Cuba, he improved the schools, and better race relations. But in 1962 he announced that he was to be a Marxist-Leninist-Soviet communist. This shut everyone up! From that point on, Castro was beginning to create a Soviet-style state, cooperating closely with the USSR. The result, ....

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... of government. Capitalism generally speaking is when property is privately owned and communism is when property is collectively owned or owned by the government. Communist countries are more prone to inefficiency and corruption. For example China because of its size, immense population, and abundance of natural resources should ... years the United States has managed to become the world super power both militarily and economically. This demonstrates the inefficiency of the communist government. If the communist government was efficient the average income might be higher and China might be...

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... rebuilding Europe to a power on the world stage. Eisenhower Doctrine - in 1957, a statement that extended the Truman Doctrine, it offered economic and military assistance to any Middle East nation facing communist subversion. Eisenhower backed up his word by protecting Jordan and Israel from a coup like that that happened in Iraq. Flexible Response - idea created by Secretary of Defense McNamara to replace ... decision-makers with option for gradual escalation of hostilities in the event of a conventional attack by Soviet forces in Europe. Gomulka - selected as first secretary of the Po...

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... more of disagreements and uncompromisable disputes. The largest dispute was about communism and capitalism. At this point, the Soviet Union, eastern Europe, some countries in Asia, and Cuba were all Communist countries and each of them believe strongly that communism was better than capitalism. However, countries like the US, Canada, Southern Asia, and Eastern Europe believed strongly in capitalism. "The Sources ... defend South Korea. Right before being pushed off the Korean Peninsula, General MacArthur staged a successful counterattack and forced the North Koreans all the way back to ...

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... fled the country, and assuming power Castro took control on February 16. Cuba would soon undergo the biggest change that would last forever. Castro's position as a dictator transformed Cuba into a communist country. According to the Book of Knowledge, Castro came to power as a nationalist, but soon began to move toward communism. He opposed that the United States had extensive business interests ... all political descent and opposition very ruthlessly suppressed." (britannica.com) Many of the Cuban upper and middle class felt betrayed and chose to move to the United States. Cuba as a com...

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... time Cuba got involved too. The Cold War happened because America was scared that Communism would spread to their democratic West. Russia being the huge superpower in the east was Communist, and after the Russian Revolution, Lenin was planned on making Communism worldwide, this petrified the west. America believed in the Domino Theory, which was that if one country became ... . The USA wanted a more effective government so it encouraged a resistance movement led by Fidel Castro. In 1959, Castro overthrew Batista's government and became Cuban president; he had by then become Communist, wh...

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... more money than all of Latin America combined. At first Americans gave Castro a good assessment, but President Eisenhower's government remained suspicious about communist success. The US was further angered when Castro's nationalistic speeches became increasingly anti-American. The Revolution had severed ties between the US and Cuba ... to America. They saw what happened in Russia earlier, and the success communism had there and now this just added. Dealing with one enemy communist state was hard enough, let alone having to deal with two. This hate America had for communists in a way co...

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... Communists. He called himself a "Marxist-Leftist" and ruled over Cuba with an iron fist. Palmer explains: "Castro, first secretary of the Cuban Communist party, the only party permitted, ruled as a dictator. Political opponents fled into exile or were imprisoned" (942). And while Castro did help out ... a "progressive leader favorably disposed to democracy," as Palmer so ironically puts it (955), people soon learned, with Cuba's increasing lean towards the Communist movement, that Cuba was a force to be reckoned with. President Eisenhower was surprised by how close Communism was to his c...

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... time Cuba got involved too. The Cold War happened because America was scared that Communism would spread to their democratic West. Russia being the huge superpower in the east was Communist, and after the Russian Revolution, Lenin was planned on making Communism worldwide, this petrified the west. America believed in the Domino Theory, which was that if one country became ... . The USA wanted a more effective government so it encouraged a resistance movement led by Fidel Castro. In 1959, Castro overthrew Batista's government and became Cuban president; he had by then become Communist, wh...

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... Krushchev finally blinked. Even though Cuba is such a small island it has been so significant to the USA since the revolution of 1959. Since 1959 Cuba had become the only Communist State in the Americas. The Soviet Union saw this Communisation as a vital part of it's defensive system. The Soviets decided that they would turn the tables and do to the ... longer an option for Castro. He decided to take to the hills and engaged in a seven year guerilla war against Batista and his supporters. He was assisted by the Argentinian Communist Revolutionary Che Guevera. Batista's government collap...

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... United States. Castro wanted Cuba to move from a dictatorship regime to a socialist society. Early in the 1960's he aligned himself with Khruschev and the communist USSR the United States opposed this move because they had been Cuba's ally and a trading partner . In earlier regimes, Cuba had heavily depended on ... school to herd cows, he worked as a pipe fitter in a coal mine in the Donets Basin (in present-day Ukraine). He joined the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik) in 1918 and served in the Red Army as a junior political officer during the Russian Civil War (1918-1921). He returned...

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... of Cuba since 1959. To be a Dictator means to have complete power over everything (people and Government) He won his seat in power after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista. Fidel leads the communist Cuba which has a big effect n the foreign and Domestic policies. Castro was born in Biran, near Mayari, Cuba. His given and family name was Fidel Castro Ruz. His father was ... domestic and foreign policy of Fidel was that he was a dictator, and the country of Cuba communist. By being a dictator, Fidel had complete control over everything, and by being a communist country, it meant that the peop...

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... years for him to die. The hope of the government is that when Castro dies, the U.S. can establish some control in Cuba. By establishing control, the U.S. hopes to eliminate the communist government. In the future, I can see the situation with Cuba either improving drastically, or getting drastically worse. It all depends on the future actions of the U.S. Also, there is a lot ... riding on what happens after Castro's death. Either the isolation of Cuba with the embargo will continue, as will the communist government or the communist government will end, and the U.S. will become actively ...

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... program called "The Alliance for Progress" (Randall 57) which dealt with communism in Latin America. The United States of America was worried about the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was a communist country and had a lot of influence on Latin countries. One of the main Latin countries was Cuba. The United States was in a constant battle with the Soviet Union. The battle ... to give the Soviet Union any advantages. The Alliance for Progress program tried to bring stability to Latin America's political system. They wanted to prevent any kind of revolution especially, a communist one. They...

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... , his advisors, and many Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials, made the largest error of their political careers. Once the decision was made to invade Cuba, to end Castro and his Communist government, Kennedy and his administration were never looked at in the same light nor trusted again. Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev was affiliated with Castro, and the two countries made many ... for the attack. President Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20, 1961, and immediately wanted to take the initiative with the Soviet and Cuban governments (Pearson 12). Russia was already under Commun...

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... Casto. Before the Second World War ended, a coup in Guatemala saw the rise to power of Juan Jose Arvalo. He was not a communist in the traditional sense of the term, but he ". . . packed his government with Communist Party members and Communist sympathizers." In 1951 Jacobo Arbenz succeeded Arvalo after an election in March of that year. The party had been progressing with a series ... Marines to destroy Castro's forces then but Secretary of State Foster Dulles disagreed with the measures suggested and stopped the plan. Castro overthrew Batista in 1959. Originally Castro was not a commu...

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... not want to become a middle-class general practitioner. Ernesto then went to Bolivia during the National Revolution, then Guatemala during the socialist Arbenz presidency where he refused to join the communist party, even though he was by now a Marxist, which meant losing a chance of government medical appointment. Ernesto also saw the CIA at work in counterrevolution and was confirmed in his ... the only victorious takeover in the America's, ever. Due to Che's triumphs in the Revolution, he became second only to Fidel Castro in the new government of Cuba. It was a communist government ...

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... Soviet Union was not very well liked by the United States. Castro knew that he could not overpower the United Sates by himself so he asked his fellow communist country for help. By doing this, Castro gained publicity, when the United States's wanted the overthrow to be swift and quiet. The United States belief ... of Soviet aid estimated at $5 billion a year (Rice Jr. 54), Cuban living conditions went from bad to worse. Many Cubans were going hungry. Though unlike most other communist countries, Cuba has been noted for its social and economic equality that had resulted from Castro's poli...

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