Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Cuba
Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress was a turning point in the history of relations between North American and Latin America.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“The events in Cuba during 1962 were the most evident display of brinkmanship.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Analyze the success and failures of President Kennedy’s foreign policies towards Latin America between 1961 and 1963.

For what reasons and with what results did the military intervene in one country in Latin America?

In what ways, and with what results, did the U.S. Cold War policy of containment affect Cuba after 1959?

Analyze the part played by Cuba in the development of the Cold War.

Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba because of the weaknesses of Batista’s regime.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Examine the domestic policies of one Latin American Leader between 1945 and 1979.

Assess the reasons for the long survival of Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba.

Examine the foreign policy of one Latin American nation between 45 and 79?

Vietnam

Analyze the role of Vietnam in the development of the Cold War between 1964 and 1975.

Compare and contrast the roles of Korea and Vietnam in the Cold War.

Analyze the effects of the Vietnam War on the U.S.

Miscellaneous

Compare and contrast the role of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, in the development of the Cold war between 1953 and 1964.

Examine the role and importance of fear and suspicion in the development of the Cold War between 1953 and 1975.

Assess the economic and social effects of the Cold War on one superpower.

Define and analyze the importance of the two of the following: Peaceful Co-existence, Détente, Non –alignment, Nixon’s China policy

Analyze the successes and failures of Nixon and Carter Administrations’ foreign policy

Evaluate the role of one superpower in the Cold War after 1970.

Assess the success and failures of the foreign policies of either Kennedy or Johnson.

Compare and contrast the roles of Germany and China in the Cold War

Compare and contrast the roles of Cuba and China in the Cold War

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task." ~William James