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LaFeber America Russia and the Cold War Cover
America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945 - 2002: Updated, 9/e
Walter LaFeber, Cornell University

Southeast Asia - and Elsewhere (1962-1966)

Primary Source Documents

President Kennedy - Radio and Television Report on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

President Kennedy and advisors discuss options in the Cuban Missile Crisis - October 27 1962

President Kennedy on Vietnam - Transcript of Broadcast on NBCs Huntley-Brinkley

Senator Barry Goldwater - The Will to be Strong - The Weakening of the Defense Department

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the U.S. Senate Debate on the Resolution - August 5 1964

Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in the Dominican Republic

Senator J. William Fulbright discusses the Dominican Republic Crisis in the U.S. Senate

President Johnson - Address at Johns Hopkins University - Peace Without Conquest

President Johnson - Address at Johns Hopkins University - Peace Without Conquest



1

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis shape U.S. policies toward Vietnam?
2

How was the Gulf of Tonkin resolution similar to the Eisenhower Doctrine on the Middle East? Why did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution give rise to a debate in the Senate?
3

What criticisms of U.S. Cold War policy did Senators Morse and Fulbright share?
4

Evaluate the role of the United States in the Dominican Republic in 1965 on the basis of Senator Fulbright's assessment of the intervention. How did U.S. policies actually reinforce the appeal of communism in his view?
5

How did different commentators on the Vietnam war perceive the relation between the war in Southeast Asia and domestic conflicts and policies?