The United States and the Cuban Revolution:
The following lesson on the U.S. and the Cuban Revolution provides a more detailed account to build on the information presented in the Containment to Liberation lesson. (Still think about the history that Kinzer discussed in the interview.)
First, read through the slides (20 slides) on the Cuban Revolution and the U.S.'s reaction to it.
Slides:
Next, review Allan Dulles' role in the U.S. policy against Arbenz in Guatemala and Castro in Cuba by watching the embedded clip from Democracy Now's interview with historian David Talbot.
"Inside Allan Dulles' Reign as CIA Director, from '54 Guatemala Coup to Plotting Castro's Overthrow," Democracy Now, Oct 14, 2015.
Vietnam: Watch the Crash Course on The Cold War in Asia. Start the video clip at 4 minutes and 20 seconds (4:20), and then watch through to the end for the segment on U.S. in Vietnam. (Note that the slides below provide a timeline of the conflict).
The United States in Vietnam - view the following 11 slides, which provide a timeline for the conflict in Vietnam. Use these slides to provide a clearer picture of the timeline of the Vietnam Conflict. Remember to also consider the information that you have learned previously in this Module on U.S. policy in Vietnam (NPR interview with Kinzer).
The letter, available below, between Lyndon Johnson and Ho Chi Minh (1967) shed light on why the two were unable to come to a compromise in 1967. Each was fighting a different war.
Read the letters between Ho Chi Minh and Lyndon Johnson, provided through the Modern History Sourcebook. Consider when the letters were written, and so what had happened between the U.S. and Vietnam before that point. Then, read the letters to see what war each leader thought he was fighting.
Click on Download File below to download excerpts from the 1967 letters:
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