U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism
President Lyndon B. Johnson sends in more than 22,000 U.S. troops as an effort to forestall a communist take over. Johnson's action provoked loud protests in Latin America and skepticism among many in the. In the United States government, fear spread that "another Cuba" was in the making in the Dominican Republic. many officials strongly suspected that Cuban leader Fidel Castro was involved.