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Valencia College Research Paper Proposal:
The Bay of Pigs: Failure?
Submitted to Professor Albert Morales
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
AMH 2020 – 26320
U.S. History 1877 to Present By:
Ethan Fowler
02/10/24
Research Proposal
Thesis Statement
President Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs invasion attempt against the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was a tragic failure and humiliation for the United States of America.
Explanation of historical significance
In summary the Bay of Pigs invasion failure was a very important pivotal moment in Cold War history, impacting U.S. foreign policy, shaping the trajectory of the Cuban Revolution, and influencing the dynamics between the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union.
Research plan
There are many sources affiliated with the Bay of Pigs Invasion available in online databases including the Valencia database. There are many primary sources of presidential archives, CIA documents, declassified documents, and Department of State documents. To complete this research, I will have to read through many presidential archives to understand President Kennedy’s point of view on why he made the decision to invade Cuba. Depending on the outcome of if I agree with Kenndy’s decision I will look through journals and CIA documents to beef my argument on the decision Kennedy made.
Bibliography
Primary Verhoef, Sue. “Albert J Bolet’s Interview for the Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center.” YouTube, May 1, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jPRrn7UxHUk&t=10s. Barrett, David M. “The Bay of Pigs Fiasco and the Kennedy Administration’s Off-the-Record Briefings for Journalists.” Journal of cold war studies
21, no. 2 (2019): 3–26.
Bay of Pigs Release | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)
. www.cia.gov/readingroom/collection/bay-pigs
release.
Secondary
Books
Blight, David. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2018. Journals
Flynn, Michael. "'A perfect failure.' (internal CIA report criticizes the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Cuba)(Brief Article)."
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
54, no. 3 (1998): 7+.
Gale Academic OneFile
(accessed February 10, 2024).
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A20579814/AONE?u=lincclin_vcc&sid=bookmark-
AONE&xid=523c6339
.
“The Bay of Pigs.” John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Accessed February 10, 2024. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs.
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