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failed to overthrow Castro in Cuba with the Bay of Pigs invasion, President Kennedy was planning Operation Mongoose. Operation Mongoose was a secret operation to fight against Cuba and remove communist from the power. Fidel Castro and Soviet Nikita Khrushchev reached an agreement to place nuclear missiles in Cuba. The sites where the missiles were supposed to be put was a secret, but the U.S. found out. President Kennedy gathered his closest advisors to help come up with a plan to resolve the issue.

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was an intense standoff between John F. Kennedy, President of the United States and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. For thirteen extremely unnerving days the President and the people of the United States were hoping peace would come upon the U.S. and the Soviet Union. For the reason that these two countries were on the verge of a nuclear war. The confrontation began when President John F. Kennedy was informed by an American U-2 spy plane that nuclear sites

Sino-Soviet Split Thesis: The reasons for the Sino Soviet split can be placed upon the political, economic and social difference between the nations; especially the ideological differences. Political Long Term * Stalin feared Mao as a rival for the leadership of the communist world * Didn’t want the Cold War to spread to Asia * Stalin underestimated the CCP * Believed the GMD would be stronger, * Wanted the communists to unite * Even when the victory

Between the years of 1961 to 1963 at the height of the cold war Nikita Khrushchev represented Communism and ruled Russia. On what seemed worlds away a young and handsome John F. Kennedy embodied democracy, represented the American dream and lead the United States of America. On May 29, 1917, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born

the Soviet Union’s fear of losing the arms race, and Cuba’s fear of US invasion. The Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, thought that both problems could easily be solved by placing Soviet medium range missiles in Cuba. This deployment would double the Soviet arsenal and protect Cuba from US invasion. Khrushchev

their cargoes to be inspected. Soviet field commanders in Cuba were authorized to use tactical nuclear weapons if invaded by the U.S. The fate of millions literally hinged upon the decisions of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The crisis escalated and reached a

The Cuban Missile Crisis bought the world closer to extinction than ever before. It was through the decisive actions of newly elected president John F Kennedy and then premier of the USSR Nikita Khrushchev that the confrontation did not escalate into all out nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted for 13 days, it was predicated on the fact that the Soviet Union was placing intercontinental ballistic missiles on the island country of Cuba which is just off the coast of the United States near

Before Kennedy got elected as president, Nikita Khrushchev, who was the leader of the Soviet Union, had communicated with Kennedy and mentioned to him that Soviet ships were taking only defensive weapons and farming equipment to Cuba. At the time, Soviet missiles and military equipment were actually transported. This lie told by Khrushchev caused anger and a betrayed feeling in Kennedy when he was told about how the Soviet Union had been building missile bases in Cuba (Chrisp 30-31). Kennedy and

forces were placed at DEFCON 2—meaning war involving the Strategic Air Command was imminent. That afternoon the crisis took a dramatic turn, Khrushchev suggested that the Soviets remove their missiles from Cuba if the U.S. promised to never invade Cuba again and remove the U.S. Jupitar missiles from Turkey. President Kennedy agreed to the terms and Khrushchev began dismantling and removing the missiles from Cuba. Crisis was evidently averted. The Cuban missile crisis strengthened Kennedy’s image

for both comes down to quality of life. We can assume this is an argument between which is better for society, the Kitchen Debates explains the interaction between the United States’ Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Union’s Premier Nikita Khrushchev, as they showcase what each country has to offer. Through these exhibits, we get an understanding as to why their own views are considered superior, as they reflect on their own. By analyzing each party’s statements, we are able to figure out why