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    THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS The “Caribbean crisis‚” as it was known in the former Soviet Union‚ was attributed to the Kennedy administration’s unwillingness to accept the status quo in Cuba. Unalterably opposed to Fidel Castro‚ the administration organized an ill-fated invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro refugees in April 1961. After the “Bay of Pigs” fiasco‚ the Central Intelligence Agency tried to assassinate Castro and sponsored covert operations against Cuba‚ the Department of State organized

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    Assess the short term impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. On October 22‚ 1962‚ after reviewing newly acquired intelligence‚ President John F. Kennedy informed the world that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases in Cuba‚ a mere 90 miles off the shores of Florida. After weighing such options as an armed invasion of Cuba and air strikes against the missiles‚ Kennedy decided on a less dangerous response. In addition to demanding

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    The Cuban missile crisis was a defining event of the Cold War‚ and the study and analysis of how it was managed and resolved quickly became a staple of graduate courses dealing with American diplomacy. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has been credited with a preponderant voice among the President’s advisers in devising a solution to the crisis that avoided war with the USSR; but this essay‚ drawing on meeting transcripts and other contemporary documentation‚ argues that his role was more nuanced

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    Case Study 2: The Cuban Missile Crisis (for SBQ) • This portion of the content deals with the reasons for the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis and how close the world came to a nuclear holocaust • The Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC) refers to events which began in October 1962 when the USA found out that the USSR had missiles in Cuba • Both countries pushed each other to the brink or edge of war but backed away at the last minute to avoid Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) • During these tense

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    owned most of the businesses‚ banks‚ sugar and tobacco plantations‚ as well as a large naval base. The USA maintained good relations with the pro-American dictator Batista. Batista was overthrown in 1959. 95% of Cuba’s trade was with the USA so the Cuban economy was heavily dependent on the USA. The new leader‚ Fidel Castro wished to reduce USA influence. He nationalised industries and banks and introduced land reforms. This damaged USA banking and business interests and led to deterioration in relations

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    The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a time of consistent danger‚ stress‚ and constant conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was a moment when the two states came closest to nuclear war. After the United States failed to dethrone the Castro regime using the Bay of Pigs invasion‚ the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev made a secret agreement with the Cuban premier Fidel Castro. The plan was to place Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba to prevent any attempted invasions.

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    The Cuban Missile Crisis The Days the Earth Held its Breath By Michael Karlov The twentieth century was a very dark time for mankind. Humanity had survived through two devastating World Wars‚ the Great Depression and many other revolutionary events. Moreover‚ humanity witnessed firsthand what science was able to achieve in the military sphere and how much destruction could possibly follow. After the complete obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 with the power of state-of-the-art

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    Cuba. Coming into office President Kennedy picked up former president Dwight Eisenhower’s CIA campaign to train and equip guerilla army of Cuban exiles. While preparing for the invasion the last thing President Kennedy

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    Since the Cuban Revolution of 1959‚ tension and problematic situations have arose between the United States and Cuba (US-Cuba Relations 1). Before America helped Cuba fight of the Spanish for their independence‚ the Americans had strong political and economical affairs within the island (US-Cuba Relations 1). But‚ since the Cubans created a nation of their own‚ they blocked the Americans from many freedoms within Cuba (US-Cuba Relations 1). Although there are many examples of the tension between

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    Roulette: Gambling with Khrushchev According to Robert Kennedy‚ “The fourteen people involved [in American responses to the Cuban Missile Crisis] were very significant—bright‚ able‚ dedicated people‚ all of whom had the greatest affection for the US . . . If six of them had been President of the US‚ I think that the world might have been blown up.”1 The Cuban Missile Crisis was delicate. Although tension between the US and USSR had escalated in years past‚ this Latin America tango severely increased

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