How did America stop the spread of communism in Latin America?

In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union was attempting to assemble nuclear missiles in Cuba. In 1965, the United States intervened in the Dominican Republic to prevent what it thought was a communist uprising.

Does socialism work in the United States?

It has been tried in primitive countries and those which are highly developed. The most striking thing about socialism is that it has never worked. We in the United States have been tinkering with socialism ever since the Great Depression. Its most successful manifestation, Social Security,…

What happened to Latin America in the 20th century?

Latin America in the first half of the 20th century was feeling the impact of outside events not only on its economy but also politically, by the spread of imported ideologies and through the examples both of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in the United States and of emerging totalitarianisms of the left and right in Europe.

What is the most striking about socialism?

The most striking thing about socialism is that it has never worked. We in the United States have been tinkering with socialism ever since the Great Depression. Its most successful manifestation, Social Security, operates on a basis that would see any other investment manager in jail for running a Ponzi scheme.

Who do we stand with in Latin America?

We stand with the movements in Latin America fighting against their own elites and outside intervention to uphold the neoliberal status quo. As members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), we stand with the popular, democratic, and socialist movements in Latin America as they fight against rightwing movements, parties, and governments.