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The Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC) was a 13 day standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States (U.S) regarding nuclear bases being built in Cuba. The politically charged conflict occurred on the October 14th, 1962 and almost resorted in nuclear war. The Crisis remains as an example of one of the most terrifying events to occur within history. It was an extreme threat for those of society, which existed for 13 long and endless days. If the Crisis hadn’t been adverted, countries would be annihilated

and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. The thirteen days Kennedy spent fighting for the safety of this country back in mid-October of 1962, were probably one of the most difficult times faced by Kennedy during his presidency.

Cuban Missile Crisis was an intense thirteen day confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union that occurred during the Cold War. The crisis began after the invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba which was a coup attempted by the US. The Bay of Pigs was a complete disaster for the US and it resulted in the leader of Cuba to call for help from their Soviet allies. All but three Cuban exiles died or were captured after surrendering. After the Soviets found out that the US had nuclear missiles in countries

Cuban missile crisis, France’s defeat in the 1940 campaign, and the Challenger space shuttle incident. Cuban Missile Crisis On October 16th 1962, President John F. Kennedy received images of launch sites for missiles in Cuba. (Whyte, 1994, p. 246) This was what kicked off the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy had a group of officials meet every day during the crisis until it was over. They were called the Executive Committee. (Whyte, 1994, p.246) The reason that the Cuban missile crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of those events that held people’s breaths as the possibility of a nuclear war became more probable with every passing second. The whole Western Hemisphere (along with the rest of the world) was to be impacted by such events which made the United States’ commander in chief’s address all that more important. Had John Fitzgerald Kennedy not addressed the people, Cuba, the Soviet Union, and all other countries in an effective manner, the fears of World War III with nuclear

Running head: JFK HANDLES THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS President JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis Contemporary History June 12, 2010 The Cuban Missile Crisis forever marked 1962 as the year the world almost witnessed a nuclear war. The Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States were all teetering on the edge of a cliff that was crumbling from the weight of fear, tension, and secrecy. It also marked the official end of Americans innocent belief that they were safe in the glow of Lady Liberty’s

Looking back now, I realize the Cuban Missile Crisis was an extreme pivotal moment in the Cold War. 6 months ago my own country, the United States of America, had never been so close to Armageddon with the Soviet Union. On October 16th, 1962 I was informed that the CIA’s National Photographic Interpretation Centre had reviewed findings from U-2 aircraft photographs and had identified objects that were soon to be interpreted as medium range ballistic missiles. The U-2 flight, piloted by Major Richard

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a thirteen day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the discovery of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. The dramatic military standoff between the two nations grew out of the Cold War, at the height of the United States-Soviet rivalry. The crisis was unique because it mostly played out between the White House and Kremlin in a series of formal and informal letters, with “little input from the respective bureaucracies typically involved in the

weapons or guided missiles are now in Cuba” as of July 1961, months after the Bay of Pigs invasion, some sources still place the blame for the Cuban missile crisis on Cuba, declaring that placing missiles in Cuba “was a direct threat to the United States and broke Khrushchev’s pledge to Kennedy that Soviet Military aid for Castro would be purely defensive.” This seems to be a reoccurring theme in the American narrative of the Cuban missile crisis, that the allowance of Soviet missiles was an act of unprovoked

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a result of the lack of communication between Soviet Russia and the United States. It ultimately came to an end after multiple compromises and fear of Mutually Assured Destruction by nuclear missiles - absolute destruction of the world due to nuclear missiles. Prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the CIA sponsored an invasion of Cuba led by an anti-revolutionary group which was trained by the CIA. This invasion would later be called "The Bay of Pigs Invasion" due to its