“We’re eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked” (Dean Rusk). The Cuban Missile Crisis put the world on the edge of its seat, and was the closest anyone has ever gotten to full-scale nuclear war. Even though the event lasted a mere two weeks (from October 14-24, 1962), it played a significant role in international politics, and its effects can still be seen today. The Cuban Missile Crisis is significant to current international relations because it taught two very important lessons;
“The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis….” The Cuban Missile Crisis was started by the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, which shaped Communist Cuba; this was the brink of nuclear warfare between both sides that left its effects on both the world and the sides involved. The United States and Soviet Union were both involved in the Cold War, especially when tensions between the two reached a new high. As tensions were rising
“We’re eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked” (Dean Rusk). The Cuban Missile Crisis put the world on the edge of its seat, and was the closest humanity has ever gotten to full-scale nuclear war. Even though the event lasted a mere two weeks (from October 14-24, 1962), it played a significant role in international politics, and its effects can still be seen today. The Cuban Missile Crisis is significant to current international relations because it proved the importance of the
The Effects of the Cuba Missile Crisis During the Cuba missile crisis near every newspaper and radio station would talk about how the end of the world on the brink of destruction. Because of this many people around this time lived in fear and felt the world was going to end. The effects of the Cuba missile crisis didn’t just affect the two nations its effects also had major effects on the people of these nations, the world, and the countries themselves. These effects only truly made the world
Cuban Missile Crisis “We’re eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked”(Britannica 2). This quote stated by Dean Rusk shows the overall tension throughout the cold war. Throughout the cold war and Cuban Missile crisis many Americans were in their homes horrified as Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev held a metaphorical gun to the back of the United States head. In Cuba, which is 90 miles off the coast of Florida where Soviet missiles could strike the United States in nearly 6 minutes
The Cuban Missile Crisis Secret meetings involving malpractices and miscommunication will lead to global destruction. Senior Enlisted Leaders will understand the importance of acquiring proper intelligence through the right channels before making decisions that will impact mankind around the world. This essay will discuss the history, evolution, and the effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis. History On October of 1962 there was a big misunderstanding between the dictator of the Union Soviet and
that The Soviet Union were building launching sites for nuclear missiles. If the missiles were launched from that location, they could reach the United States in a matter of minutes, which caused America to become very suspicious and concerned. It was because of this that the world was right around the corner of being in the most destructive war in the history of the world, a nuclear war. This was given the name of “The Cuban Missile Crisis” and had a major impact on the relationship between the U.S
In 1962 nuclear war seemed inevitable to the world, it was the first time nuclear war was hanging on a thread. The Cuban Missile Crisis presented a threat to the world, in which the USSR planted nuclear missiles on Cuba. America’s response was to threaten launching nuclear missiles at the Russians. This incident launched the world into a new time, which presented nuclear weapons as a source of power. The incident of the Cuban Missile Crisis still connects with us today because the power nuclear
have world power. So they decided to expand their power towards the America’s. while in Vietnam they always had trouble keeping independence and now communism is splitting the North and South and causing a civil war. Both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War illustrate the United States attempt to combat communism. The Cuban Missile Crisis in the prevention of a nuclear war. Whereas the Vietnam War ultimately curtailed the spread of communism. (CMC) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the
Risky Business: The Cuban Missile Crisis The Twentieth Century was plagued by a multitude of wars from the World Wars to the communist revolutions to conflicts on the accessibility of natural resources. After the conclusion of World War II, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America directed their attention to the changing global political atmosphere, specifically on trying to influence other countries. This clashing of interests resulted in the escalation of many communist