From the above evidence, it can be suggested that although the dispute over Berlin in the years 1958 – 1961 was one of the causes of the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, it was not the primary cause. The crisis was caused by a variety of factors shown above – primarily the tactical placement of the nuclear missiles so close to the USA and the need for protection of the borders of the USA and Cuba. The Cuban missile crisis was brought about by building tension between the USA and the USSR following World War Two and cannot be solely blamed on one event over a short period of time. The dispute over Berlin helped create the tension that led to the actions of the USA and USSR – for instance, if Kennedy was not humiliated over Berlin, he may not have felt the need to prove his strength with the Cuban missile crisis. However, it was not the primary causation and the Cuban missile crisis was caused and developed by a combination of factors from the USA and USSR.…
Even though it was a cold war, that doesn't mean there wasn’t heat. As world war 2 ended the cold war started. Even though there was no real combat someone had to be at fault for starting the war. Due to distrust and many another thing the cold war. Although the soviet union and the eastern sphere of influence are more at fault for starting the war. This is because of their actions like they were why to prepared to go to war with us, also what type of allies would we be if we didn’t keep up our end of a promise, last but not least the Cuban missile crises where they hit too close to home.…
The period of 1950 to 1979 saw the Cold War extending beyond its traditional borders in Europe and finally tore the world into a North-South polarization with each major powers supporting and sponsoring a faction in their chosen client states. This could be seen in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although Castro had genuine security reasons, his actions leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis were aggressive to a limited extent. This essay aims to examine the actions and motivations of Castro in leading to the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis in order to determine the extent to which were provocative, taking examples from 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion to 1962 the outbreak of…
During the cold war the United States wanted to abolish communism. They hated the Soviet Union even though they were allies in the previous world war. The Soviet Union got involved with Cuba and it started the whole fiasco between Cuba and the US. The US almost went to war with Russia because of this showing how they were willing to start World War III. This Fiasco demonstrates how quickly a problem can arise and lead to a natural disaster and how two super powers who do not want to show weakness will do anything to stay powerful.…
In the film Thirteen Days, the controversy of the historic Cuban Missile Crisis is depicted as one of America’s most trying time because for the first time the U.S and Soviet Union were eye to eye in tension. The key players were President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Soviet nuclear missiles were deployed to Cuba in October 1962. The Soviet Union deployments of missiles were for defensive purposes, but the fact that the missiles were deployed close to U.S borders made this an uneasy situation. It was during this time that the president had to be prudent and make some extenuating decisions for America, while facing options of military and diplomatic solutions which included…
For thirteen days in October of 1962, the world lingered on the verge of a nuclear conflict of unparalleled proportions. In the eyes of those involved with the crisis every action seemed to flirt with disaster and beckon doomsday. The United States discovered the presence of Soviet missile silos in Cuba, capable of launching nuclear-tipped weaponry that could target much of the Eastern United States. President John F. Kennedy, under pressure from his advisors chose to order a naval “quarantine” of Cuba. He gambled that this maneuver would force the Soviets to end their missile shipments to Cuba yet not provoke the USSR to respond militarily. The world waited on edge as the Soviets and Americans drew closer to confrontation, hoping this…
On October 16th, 1962, both the United States and the Soviet Union partook in a thirteen-day impasse concerning the construction of nuclear missile sites located in Cuba, merely 90 miles away from the coast of Florida, known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Realizing exactly how close this installation was, President Kennedy and the Executive Community, a group of fifteen members meant to advise the president and commonly recognized as Excomm, convened for the next twelve days in hopes to solve the dilemma at hand.…
In the first letter, Khrushchev first appealed to Kennedy in a thankful tone. The letter is assumed to be a personal letter from Khrushchev attempting to convince Kennedy to not invade Cuba and end the blockade; in return, he would remove the missile sites in Cuba and the Russians would stop shipping weaponries to Cuba. Khrushchev also described communists as peaceful and hard-working people who wanted nothing more than a diplomatic relationship with USA. Robert McNamara once quoted a part of the letter from Khrushchev, “Everyone needs peace; both capitalists, if they have not lost their reason, and still more, communists. War is our enemy and a calamity for all people. If indeed war should break out, then it would not be in our power to stop it, for such is the logic of war. I have participated in two wars and I know that war ends only when it has rolled through cities and villages, everywhere sowing death and destruction. I should like you to agree that one cannot give way to pressures; it is necessary to control them. If people do not show wisdom, then in the final analysis they will come to a clash, like blind moles, and then reciprocal extermination will begin. If you have not lost your self-control, then Mr. President we and you ought not now to pull on the end of a rope in which you have tied the knot of war, because the more the two of us pull, the tighter the knot will be tied. And a moment may come when that knot will be tied so tight that even he who tied it will not have the strength to untie it. And then it will be necessary to cut that knot. And what that will mean is not for me to explain to you, because you yourself understand perfectly what terrible forces our countries possess. Let us not only relax the forces pulling on the end of the rope; let us take means to untie the knot. We are ready for this.” This quote summarizes Khrushchev’s view on this whole situation.…
After the United States invaded Cuba at Bay of Pigs, the Soviet Union, forced to protect its only stronghold in the Americas, sent several missiles to Cuba to offset the power of the United States. From October 16th to October 28th, 1962, intense diplomatic and militaristic actions occurred in the United States. The Soviet Union had transferred nuclear missiles to Cuba, a neighboring country to the United States. John F. Kennedy, the president during the crisis of 1962, felt the missiles were a clear and present danger to the people of the United States. The Cuban missile crisis brought panic to many individuals due to growing worry of not just another world war, but an apocalyptic war that would most probably eclipse every other war before it. The Cuban missile crisis that occurred in October 1962 was successfully averted due to prudent choices by both Kennedy and Khrushchev.…
According to David Farber’s book, “Taken Hostage”, the Iran Hostage Crisis played a big role in the presidency of Jimmy Carter. The Iran Hostage Crisis took place from November 1979, and finally came to an end after keeping 20 Americans being held hostage for 444 days, in January 1981. It was the very first time when the United States had to deal with Islamic extremists.…
The Cuban Missile Crises also can be called the October Crisis, had occurred on October of 1962 for 13 nerve wreaking days. Nerves were high not only for the American people who believed the Soviets could and would annihilate their very existence, but also the people of Cuba and the whole world. The blockade of navy ships surrounding the island of Cuba would only be a reaction to a nuclear war and cause a World War III. Everyone was on edge, the whole world would be affected in one way or another and millions would die. The fate of the world laid with three men, U.S. President John Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro. “It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.”…
JFK’s first major conflict with the soviets began on October 16th, 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis.The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United states and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the closest moment the two superpowers came closest to nuclear war. Soviets had been shipping in what were to be long range nuclear missiles that were capable of hitting major U.S. cities. This 13 day ordeal gave the country and the world a good look into JFK’s steady leadership. After a 13 day power struggle, the Soviets pulled their missiles out of Cuba and the U.S. pulled their missiles out of Turkey. The cuban missile Crisis ended October 28th,…
The orthodox view of the Cold War elucidates its inevitability due to the great ideological differences that existed between the Soviet Union and United States. On the other hand, the revisionists argued that it happened due to the actions that Soviets took and the consequential responses made by the United States as a result of their inflexible, single-sided interpretations of Soviet action. Yet, even with the backdrop of the early Bolshevik conflict in 1918 as well as the great ideological gulf between the Soviet Union and United states, the cold war could have been avoided in its initial stages under President Roosevelt. However, what really determined it was the series of events that occurred after Roosevelt was succeeded by Truman. The inevitability of the Cold War, at its roots, was due to Soviet aggression and attitudes felt by the United States which was exacerbated from the post war climate of the time. To be precise, it was a combination of the subsequent events that followed Truman’s accession that sealed the unavoidability of the Cold War. American diplomatic policies were dictated by their fears of communism as well as opportunities that arise from modern warfare which aided in the evolution of American foreign policies. In the end, the Cold War was inevitable as a result of the conflict of interest between nations, whether it be the ideological gulf between communism and capitalism or the determining the political future of Eastern Europe, which was ultimately fuelled by the unstable post World War II environment.…
Civil disobedience: conscientious and public opposition of law or government demands to influence legislation of government policy. Coined by the renowned Henry David Thoreau and built upon the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, civil disobedience is used worldwide by citizens to voice themselves to the government. Breaches of law have not only been prominent in Thoreau’s era, Martin Luther King Jr.’s era, but now, in current opposition against President Trump’s inauguration. As with every controversy, civil disobedience is met with two conflicting sides: is it wrong to break a law in any circumstance or should citizens be allowed to protest to bring change to the government? The core of a democratic-republic country is it’s citizens.…
October 10, 1962 - Senator Keating charges that six intermediate-range ballistic missile bases are being constructed in Cuba.…