JFK Alliance in Progress

The dawning of the sixties erupted with John F. Kennedy as President, the beginning of an anti-war movement, and the fear of communism. It was a new decade and called for many changes, domestic and foreign. New policies were initiated in the hopes for a better economy and relations with other countries. In 1961, President Kennedy called for the establishment of the Alliance for Progress. The program was aimed towards promoting the social and economic development …

…increased. Communistic Cuba was considered a threat to the United States and referred to as an enemy. Americans feared that the Cubans would spread their communist ideals to the meager Latin American nations. The Alliance for Progress was set up for various reasons. Political and economic reasons made it the more urgent for more people to John F. Kennedy had numerous motives for initiating his foreign policy which included the established the Alliance for Progress.