Question

the great battlefield for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe -- asia, latin america, africa, and the middle east.\ -president john f. kennedy according to this quotation, why is the united states fighting the cold war? to protect democratic liberties in the united states to prevent the ussr from harming the united states to help spread democracy and liberty around the world to win the battles fought in the southern half of the globe

Explanation:

The quotation from President Kennedy frames the Cold War as a fight for the "defense and expansion of freedom" across the southern half of the globe. This directly aligns with the goal of spreading democracy and liberty globally, rather than only protecting U.S. domestic liberties, defending solely against direct Soviet harm to the U.S., or just winning regional battles.

Answer:

to help spread democracy and liberty around the world