Stage 1: After reading the chapter read the documents: Guerrilla warfare" by Ernesto "Che' Guevara and the "Alliance for Progress" by John F. Kennedy.
Stage 2: Identify and read two secondary sources on the topic (i.e. search for Cold War, Jonh F. Kennedy, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and/ot teh Cuban Revolution of 1959. One of them should be the textbook. One of them should be an outside reading from the library’s database.
Stage 3: Answer the following questions at the bottom of the page. Use a word processor (like MS Word) to write your 300-500 word response. Once you have completed the assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place, and submit a copy to the writing assignment inbox. Do not upload a separate attachment. I will evaluate assignments for the following:
a) Use of proper grammar, syntax and spelling.
b) Don’t just repeat what is in the book. Plagiarized posts (words copied from the web or
print material) will result in failing the class.
c) Written assignments are your opportunity to let me know your own interpretation of the reading and subject matter. What was the chapter about? Are you surprised bybsomething that you learned here? Does it change the way you think about the Cold War?
Questions:
1. According to 'Guerrilla Warfare', why does the guerrilla fighter fight?
2. How do you think the social and political conditions in Latin America contributed to the proliferation of guerrillas?
3. How does ‘Che’ differentiate the types of guerrilla warfare? How is the Cuban model different from others?
4.What kind of revolution is Kennedy advocating? How is his idea of revolution different from Guevara’s idea?
5. Why did Kennedy call upon the peasant, the student and the workers in his speech? What was the social and political role of these groups in Latin America?
6. In the long term, do you think either Guevara or Kennedy succeeded in launching their revolutions? Yes or no, and why?