In the early 1950's the United States was worried about the spread of communism in the world. The United States provided many forms of aid to countries that were about to fall to the communist government. The Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower Doctrine, and the Marshal Plan provided food, weapons, and clothing to countries to help keep communism at bay. But when communism entered Cuba, the Cold War got a little more frigid. In January 1959, Fidel Castro …
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