2/19 Peace Corps/ Alliance for Progress/ Bay of Pigs

NOTES:
1.Peace Corps (March 1961)
“To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling. . . we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves. . .”
“. . . what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
-Promote world peace and friendship through partnership and working together.
-Americans volunteer overseas in developing countries.
-Serve as teachers, electricians, and medics.
Goals of the Peace Corps:
-To help train people to help themselves.
-To promote better understanding of Americans.
-To understand other cultures.
UNDERLYING GOAL: COMMUNISM

2. Alliance for Progress (March 1961)
“To our sister republics south of our border. . . to convert our good words into good deeds—in a new alliance for progress—to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty.”
-The United States would support stable governments in the Americas that would meet the needs of its citizens. (Homes, work, land, schools)
-The US pledged 20 billion over 10 years to encourage economic growth and social reform.
PROBLEMS-
• Latin American countries said, “What do you really want?!”
• Latin American elites said, “YEAH.. More money for me!”
• United States officials said, “Redistributing land… That’s socialism!”
• United States business owners said, “Who cares about the people? We’re making money!”

BAY OF PIGS QUESTIONS (answers in text).
Write down the question. Leave five additional lines/spaces after you answer each question.

Why did the Cuban people support Fidel Castro?
Why did Cuba ally itself with the Soviet Union? What was the United States’ response?
Describe the CIA’s plan. Use specific details.
Explain why the Bay of Pigs fiasco [failure] was labeled hypocritical and deceitful.