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The date read January 20, 1961 on the front page of the Washington Times. As I tossed my newspaper onto my bureau and stood in the mirror, I shifted my tie back and forth, repeating; “the world is very different now” (“Inaugural Address” 1). These were the words I would present in my inaugural address just hours away. I have ideas-- principles that will change lives, views that will transform a nation, and philosophies that will evoke peace in today’s modern world. I will strive for my fellow Americans

There are a few things that come to mind when Cuba comes up in a discussion; one of the topics could be Cuban cigars and the other popular topic is Fidel Castro. When we discuss relations with Cuba, most of the difficult hardships with the country stem from the fact that Fidel Castro was chief of state and wanted nothing more than to take over a country. When discussing the culture of Cuba, it can be a very dark discussion versus discussing the forward movements the United States has seen in the

Thirteen Days (2000), directed by Roger Donaldson, is a film that chronicles the decisions-making of President John Kennedy and his Ex-Comm during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film focusses on the leadership styles and relationship between President Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and the White house aide Kenneth O’Donnell (Teamwork Definition Information, 2015). This film illustrates how an effective leader is able to approach situations such as the one documented in this film and through

mainly focuses on one account with a U-2 plane but there is surrounding history that plays a role in this. This began with the president’s discovery of offensive missile sites in Cuba that were found by U-2 planes. This discovery was shocking because it showed just how simply the Soviets

("Nuclear Missile Attack") a response to the presumption that the United States would orchestrate an imminent first strike attack. The program focused on compiling intelligence on supposed contingency plans of the United States to launch a nuclear first strike against the Soviet Union. On September 14, 1982 President Reagan and Dr. Edward Teller (father of the hydrogen bomb) held a meeting to discuss how to develop the most effective method of defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)

of tough decisions. Although the movie dramatizes the events, it provides a feel and a solid overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Early on in the crisis, Kennedy forms ExComm -- Executive Committee of the National Security Council -- in order to brainstorm ideas about how to get the missiles out of Cuba. A significant portion of ExComm believes America should destroy all the missiles in Cuba, especially the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including Gen. Maxwell Taylor and Gen. Curtis LeMay. However, Kennedy

Laffey M. and Weldes J. ‘Decolonizing the Cuban Missile Crisis’. and Harrington de Santana, A. “Nuclear Weapons as the Currency of Power: Deconstructing the Fetishism of Force.” At first glance, one can believe that those two articles would concern the same subject which could be the place of nuclear weapons in the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Why? Firstly, because the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, discussed by Laffey and Weldes in their

Cuba become the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere, improving relations with the Soviet Union but at the cost of a trade embargo with the United States. During the period of the Cold War, Castro played a significant role in allowing missiles to be placed in Cuba as mishaps during the crisis may have resulted in mutually assured destruction. Despite providing universal education, almost guaranteed employment and free healthcare, the failures far outweighed the benefits as many Cubans

What Was and Is The Arms Race? The arms race was throughout the cold war, which lasted about 45 years. During this time, The United States of America (USA) and The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) were both creating and stockpiling military weapons to use against each other. The belief was “the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were”. This lead to the development of many extremely dangerous bombs and weapons, which could destroy life on earth. The Cold War was established

combat. This, in light of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, it succeeded in doing. Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the president’s time in office. During President John F Kennedy’s term in office, there was the Cuban missile crisis. This occurred in 1962 and had America not decided on the course of actions that it