Question

Write two letters to the editor describing a specific event from the Cold War, such as the Korean War or the Vietnam War. Imagine you are writing the letters from the perspectives of two world leaders who are on different sides of the conflict. Each letter should explain the specific point of view of that person and use historical evidence to support any claims

Answer 1

Answer:

One side, the united nations/united states side, would say that the north Korean regime is oppressive and wants to spread communism onto people form the south who don't want it and that it needs to be stopped. That it could also strengthen the soviet union which was the enemy. The other side, the communist oriented side, would take a Marxist approach and claim that Capitalism was exploiting people of Vietnam and that rich were getting richer while the poor were getting poorer, and that communism is necessary to liberate people and help them achieve equality.

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Answer 2

I will pick the conflict between Cuba and the United States, in particular the Bay of Pigs invasion. The letters will be from president John F. Kennedy and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

Kennedy:

Dear editor,

I want to explain to you how the Bay of Pigs invasion occured. President Eisenhower had designed a plan, which I then approved, that involved a military invasion of Cuba. We were meant to arrive at the Bay of Pigs with a military group made of Cuban refugees and CIA personnel. Our reason for conducting this was a desire to control the influence of communism in America. We believe that the leadership of Castro is a threat to democracy and liberty in the continent. However, the invasion was catastrophic. I realized that the actions were unpopular, and I decided against further attacks and collaboration. As a result, our troops were defeated after only three days.

Castro:

Dear editor,

I am writing to inform you of the events that took place in Playa Giron, in the Bay of Pigs. The CIA launched an attack on Cuba in an attempt to violate our sovereignty and overtake our government. This is an offense we cannot tolerate. The revolution was succesful, and we look now towards a promising future. But this cannot be achieved if we do not deal with outside threats. Therefore, we fought bravely, and we were able to defeat the invaders after three days. This has led to the worsening of the relationship between Cuba and the United States, but the strenghtening of our country.