HIST 2340W Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Walt Whitman Rostow, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuban Revolution
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Traditional pattern variables xx passivity capacity to change things low lack of role speci city individual xx. Move away from traditional social structures to a modern one. Less and less contact with west, more contact with soviet union called this pattern modernization triumph of chinese communist revolution in 1949 own form of communist modernization, not capitalist oriented. Mit economist apply theory to the developing world. Rostow and millikan: a proposal key to an e ective foreign policy rostow ideas were very popular time when uncertain if freedom or communism would dominate in. Ll the power vacuum before the soviets do. Us should take a direct role in helping countries to develop should try to steer the development process of the newly independent countries in africa asia and latin america. Us should help underdeveloped countries along road of prosperity in american interest exceptionalism of american experience.
