Chapter 22: The rise and fall of world communism cont'd

This chapter was about the conflicts that arose from communist leaders and societies. Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his nationalization of American assets provoked great U.S. hostility. The start of the Cold War is discussed as a war that never really went through on a physical level. There was a nuclear standoff, where both sides courted third world countries just emerging from colonial rule. The U.S. soon rose to power, becoming the new and improved powerhouse. It had a strong army, technology, stable economic system, and a government system. The two political parties left no room for communism to be tolerated in America. In the present, when we think of communism has a negative connotation, when there have been countries founded on communism. There are still various people that I talk to that have a positive view on communism and how America should actually try it out. But there are so many pros and cons when comes to switching the structure of a country, that already has governmental and economic problems.