John F. Kennedy started the Peace Corps through a challenge towards all Americans, a challenge to help out those in need. This caused a large number of Americans to join …show more content…
What is meant by the humanitarian stance is that intervention into the nation is necessary in order to bring change that is beneficial. This intervention typically means war in the name of some political or other change. Again, the humanitarian views can be seen in Kennedy’s presidency. Te Bay of Pigs invasion might be the best possible example of this. Cuba was in danger of losing its freedom to communism and Kennedy was forced to intervene. If left alone, the communism was believed to spread to neighboring countries like a disease, possibly infecting America. Intervention was the only choice for Kennedy. He failed spectacularly through this invasion but he was just acting in the way he thought best through his Catholic upbringing. He saw himself as a humanitarian, saving the people of Cuba from the communistic ideals of Fidel