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In October of 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. After the US recovered from the Bay of pigs invasion, and started work on a new operation the Soviet Union met with Fidel Castro and came to a secret agreement. An agreement that placed Soviet nuclear missiles inside of Cuba. Eventually the US started to notice the arms buildup in Cuba and gave Cuba a warning to stop the missile site construction. However the warning was disregarded and construction continued. President Kennedy them…

During the five years from 1955 to 1960, the United States of America developed and utilized U-2 aircraft to scout the military information of the Soviet Union. On May 1st, 1960, Khrushchev issued a decree for the Soviet missile troops to bring down a U-2 aircraft. This event is known as the famous U-2 Incident. Even though this offensive move maintained the sovereignty of the Soviet Union and the dignity of international law, the influence of this incident is far reaching by creating tension…

being in power that Castro began to prove himself unworthy of power. He initiated trade with the Soviet Union and increased taxes on American imports. In response, the U.S. fought with economic pursuit. Not only did Washington propose a ban on all Cuban exports, but…

reason. The reason the embargo act was created on Cuba was because during the cold war between communism and democracy, Cuba was communist and this meant the the U.S was an easy target to Cuba since they were so close and it also had to deal with The Cuban Missle Crisis. Their isn't a physical barrier that if preveneting trade from the two countries, there is only a naval blockade towards the U.S and Cuba but other countries has the ability to trade with them. Barack Obama wishes to lift the…

estimates U.S. banks lose between $684 million and $1.2 billion worth of Cuban business per year. Those contracts go to other countries while the United States does not get any of the money and we get put in debt.And, the embargo's target has not been caught all these years. Instead, the embargo has started really bad damage on the Cuban people, as well as on American farmers and businesses that can't compete in the Cuban market with the rest of the world.The embargo blocks most things American…

THE CRISIS In October 15 1962 an American spy jet U2 snapped pictured that revealed that the Soviet Union had everything there to launch ballistic missiles into the US. The US could not tolerate the existence of the first strike capability in Cuba, which would give the Soviets full superiority in case of an armed conflict. This was also critical for JFK politically given the fact that just a month later elections of the House of Representatives were to happen. Given that JFK was a democrat,…

towards each other, there was a mutual fear that things would escalate beyond control. Throughout the war, the fear of nuclear holocaust was always greater than the fear of the other side. Even when one provoked the other, such as the bay of pigs or the Cuban missile crisis, there was a resolution by both leaders to avoid such a calamity at all costs. This fear was enabled by a firm belief in the idea of mutually assured destruction. This means that the launch of a nuclear attack by one nation…

The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban missile crisis was a thirteen day military and nuclear standoff of the government of America and the Soviet Union and Cuba. The standoff began on the day of October 16, 1962 when a low flying spy plane called a U2 took pictures of soviet missile launch sites in Cuba 90 miles south of Florida. The whole world was worried because of the Soviets the world was on the brink of nuclear war and not just between the US and Soviet Union. This crisis almost caused a…

‘Thirteen Days’ is an American historical drama-thriller film. This film is directed by Roger Donaldson. The actors of this film are Kevin Costner, who featured as President John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The main character in this movie is President John F. Kennedy. This movie shows what action does the President John F. Kennedy takes from preventing the nuclear warfare happen. The plot for…

The Cuban missile crisis is a outcome of the cold war when tensions were high between USSR and the United States. Shortly after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista the former leader of Cuba in 1959 Fidel Castro took power over Cuba. Eventually Fidel Castro made Cuba under communist society. Since the USSR is communist as well, the Cuban relationship with USSR grew immensely. With high tensions with the Soviets during the cold war, the U.S. did not want Fidel Castro to rule over Cuba. In…