🌍 Global Context: International Politics during the Cold War

• Eisenhower wasn't just about military might against communism.
• Economic Moves
  • Sanctions
  • Embargos against countries like Cuba

📌 Pop-Culture Analogy: Think of Eisenhower's tactics like a multi-tool Swiss knife. Military action is the big blade, while economic sanctions are like the tiny scissors - both effective in their own ways.

• Prime Minister Diefenbaker was not a "Yes Man."
• Concerns
  • Worried about economic fallout from a Cuba crisis.
  • Concerned for Canadian investments in Cuba.
  • Wanting to diversify from too much US economic dependence. Latin America = 💰 opportunities.

🔍 Real-world example: Imagine your big brother wants you to boycott a candy store because they had a fight. But you have a gift card there, so you'd lose your money. Plus, there's another store (Latin America) where you want to shop more, and boycotting might anger that store too!

• Dennis Molinaro: Believed Canada's hesitance on a trade ban was due to not pushing Cuba closer to the Soviet Union.
• Jason Gregory Zorbas: Suggests Diefenbaker's actions were inspired by wanting Canada to mediate and reduce tensions between Cuba and the US.

📌 Analogy: It's like two friends interpreting why you didn't attend a party. One thinks you didn't want to see an ex, while the other believes you wanted to avoid taking sides in a friend fight.