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“The Cold War” because no major fighting took place between the two sides. However both sides came quite close to a full blown war. This heightened tension and competition led to the brink of war; it all came to a climax with the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis. This Cold War wove its way into the lives of every Russian and American in this time period. At the beginning of this war, a space race to prove technical superiority was taking place…

The film Thirteen Days is an American historical drama-thriller film that recounts the decision making of President Kennedy and his ExComm during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. On October 14, 1962 a United States U-2 plane discovered nuclear missile sites under construction on Cuba by the Soviets. President John F. Kennedy gathered together a group of government officials (known as ExComm) to debate the crisis. Photos revealed the existence of long range missiles capable of…

The Cosa Nostra formulated the Sicilian Mafia Commission or “La Cupula” to resolve intermafia issues. In 1962, La Cupula was formed between all of the Cosa Nostra bosses. La Cupula was instrumental in ending the first Mafia War. Keeping the peace between the Mafia bosses was a tough task, but it was necessary in order to complete political actions. As long as the mafiosos could cooperate and not give up other mafiosos positions, the entire operation would benefit. This was all that was…

total of 45 years, beginning from 1945-1963 (Sewell). The main opponents of the Cold War were the United States of America and the Soviet Union. While there was no actual declaration of war, there were smaller skirmishes (Martin) One example was the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Soviet Union tried to send missiles to Cuba. No missiles were sent,…

Who was the best President? There have been 43 presidents in the time that the United states has been a country. Some presidents have made more remarkable changes than others; one the less, they were all influential. John F. Kennedy is perhaps on of the best presidents, he set a very good example for the others. John F. Kennedy served America in many ways; he was a very influential president that changed the country that we live in. Along with being the 35th president of the united states, he…

for what they believed in thus resulting into this major conflict. Not only were these two nations apart of it, the members of NATO and Warsaw Pact joined in to help their allies. Due to the Soviet Union and its allies’ belief, provocation, and the Cuban missile crisis, they were most likely to be responsible for starting the Cold…

The 1960's was a time of great change in America. During this year John F. Kennedy was elected president. Being the first "tv president" and being so young made him quite popular among the generations. JFK's presidency was a mixture of both success and failure. When JFK was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson took over his role. LBJ focused his presidency on eliminating poverty and removing racial discrimination . Therefore, he created the "Great Society" and "War on Poverty." This decade differed…

The missile scare was a 13 day confrontation on October 16 through 28, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with Soviet Union missile deployment in Cuba. The Crisis is recognized as the closet the Cold War was to becoming a nuclear war. As a response to the attempted Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 and the holding of American missiles in Italy and Turkey Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union leader, made an agreement…

The United States had a surplus of foreign concerns during key moments of the Civil Rights Movement. After World War II, people were trying to return to their former lives, however other issues prohibited that from ever happening. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the whole country feared for their lives since potential attacking forces were only ninety miles away. While the Crisis had almost everyone in a panic, sit-ins were happening across the country to protest segregation. Not only were…

forces to destroy this wall JFK exercised restraint and chose rather to send 1500 troops to Berlin instead. With the focus turning back to Cuba Again by October 1962 an American spy plane Discover's nuclear missile sites in Cuba, thus beginning the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although on the brink of nuclear war JFK successfully defended American interest during one of the most tense and worst times of the Cold War. Luckily for the world by October 28th Nikita khruschev acquiesced and withdrew…