The Importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis Throughout history, there have been many important events, but few of these events possessed the potential to end the world as we know it. Imagine living in a radioactive wasteland like that of Chernobyl. That very well might have been the fate of the United States of America if the Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in a different outcome. John F. Kennedy, President of the United States at the time, faced the difficult task of handling America’s Cold War enemy who set up deadly missiles within range of the United States. Today, it is clear he made the right decision, a decision that did not lead to the complete destruction of two of the world’s most important countries, and did not end life as we know
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The Cold War was one of the scariest battles in the history of the U.S. This is not because of a severe amount of casualties, but because the U.S. needed a way to stop the spread of communism by the Soviet Union. After the second World War, the Soviet Union saw how much destruction the U.S.’s nuclear weapons could cause, and decided that they needed access to such weapons. Once the Soviet Union obtained nuclear weapons, it became clear that neither side would survive an all out nuclear war. This meant the Cold War could decide the fate of the world (lecture notes). Both nations controlled a piece of the city of Berlin after World War II, and tensions rose as the Soviets put up a blockade to starve out the city of Berlin (Lecture notes). To deal with the threat of the Soviet Union, the …show more content…
cities were safe from nuclear destruction. As a result, President Kennedy honored his agreement, and the U.S. removed its nuclear weapons in Turkey. This ensured the safety of Soviet citizens, and the whole world was relieved that there was no longer an immediate threat of nuclear war breaking out (lecture notes). While the Cold War was not over yet, things were beginning to look better now that both sides showed they were willing to compromise. Soon after the Cuban Missile Crisis, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons above ground (The Cuban Missile Crisis Comes to an End, History.com). This may not seem like much, but considering that less than a year earlier both nations were completely ready to end each others way of life, it must have been a relief to be able to
The Cold War was one of the scariest battles in the history of the U.S. This is not because of a severe amount of casualties, but because the U.S. needed a way to stop the spread of communism by the Soviet Union. After the second World War, the Soviet Union saw how much destruction the U.S.’s nuclear weapons could cause, and decided that they needed access to such weapons. Once the Soviet Union obtained nuclear weapons, it became clear that neither side would survive an all out nuclear war. This meant the Cold War could decide the fate of the world (lecture notes). Both nations controlled a piece of the city of Berlin after World War II, and tensions rose as the Soviets put up a blockade to starve out the city of Berlin (Lecture notes). To deal with the threat of the Soviet Union, the …show more content…
cities were safe from nuclear destruction. As a result, President Kennedy honored his agreement, and the U.S. removed its nuclear weapons in Turkey. This ensured the safety of Soviet citizens, and the whole world was relieved that there was no longer an immediate threat of nuclear war breaking out (lecture notes). While the Cold War was not over yet, things were beginning to look better now that both sides showed they were willing to compromise. Soon after the Cuban Missile Crisis, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons above ground (The Cuban Missile Crisis Comes to an End, History.com). This may not seem like much, but considering that less than a year earlier both nations were completely ready to end each others way of life, it must have been a relief to be able to