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    History Matric Notes. The Cuban Missile Crisis. This was the most serious crisis between the USA and USSR in the history of the Cold War. Cuba was a communist country only 90 miles off the coast of USA. In October 1962 US spy planes identified nuclear missile sites being built in Cuba. Background: Cuba traditionally had a passive relationship with the USA. Batista who was president/dictator at the time was viewed as safeguard against communism by the USA‚ but when revolutionary Fidel Castro overthrew

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    khrushchev for the Cuban missile crisis is wrong‚ for it is kennedy who precipitated the crisis and no one else. Cuban missile crisis does not consist only the placement of missiles in cuba ‚ but also the things before it‚ cuba’s nationalization of industries ‚like the bop‚ the embargoes ‚ the soviet giving of aid to ussr‚ Subject: outbreak / origins of the Cuban missile crisis Focus: role of superpower involvement Timeframe : 1959 to 1962 Keyterms to note: precipitation of crisis Arguments 1.Khrushchev

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    such as the Berlin Crisis would have happened if someone else ruled the Soviet Union. The Berlin Missile crisis was a huge misunderstanding. All countries were taking precautions. The U.S installed several missiles sites all over Europe and one happened to be in range to strike Moscow‚ the Capital of the Soviet Union. As a precaution the soviets put missiles in Cuba that could strike almost any portion of the U.S . Any leader would have reacted this way but his funding of the missile development at the

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    DATE  CLASS  TEACHER  PERIOD  HW ASSIGNMENT  ATTACHMENTS  z ­  l ‚ 2 vae lea ­  Title: tele ­ Cew was oweve    ­­­ eep  ­ asea ­et          Name:  Period: DBO; Policy of Containment  Map: Two Worlds Circa 1960 1) Including the Soviet Union‚ list two countries in the communist  bloc.  Peaek‚ East Geronary  ) Excluding the Soviet Union‚ list the Asian countries in the communist bloc.  Clava. ‚ r­ . Nueva w­ N) . Kovez  3) List five North American and European countries in the non­communist bloc

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    Mathew Attalla Thomas Valencia US History 5 April 2015 The Policy of Containment Containment was a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad. This policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe‚ China‚ Korea‚ Africa‚ and Vietnam. Soon after the end of World War II‚ it became clear that the Soviet Union was going to try to expand its territory. Starting in 1945 it began to force communist governments upon East European

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    The Containment Theory was originally proposed by sociologist‚ Walter C. Reckless in 1961. His theory attempts to explain delinquency as the interaction between two different kinds of control; one being inner or internal pushes‚ and the other being outer or external pushes. Containment theory suggests that every individual contains an external structure and also a protective internal structure. The strength of these structures determines the actions of the individual‚ and the severity of their

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    How far was the dispute over Berlin 1958-1961 a primary cause of the Cuban missile crisis ? The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 is frequently described as the moment the cold war turned hot. Many believe that this thirteen-day period was the closest the world came to nuclear conflict. This essay will focus on the primary causes of the Soviet Union placing missiles on Cuba: closing the missile gap‚ trying to force the issue of Berlin or to protect Cuba. The essay will focus on many individual

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    wanted to protect Russia. The Soviets wanted to spread communism and the U.S wanted to keep communism contained. The Policy of Containment was a policy to stop the spread of communism. Why was the Policy of Containment needed? The Policy of Containment was needed for the U.S because of the Korean War‚ the Berlin Blockade‚ and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Policy of containment was needed for the Korean War because North Korea‚ which are communists‚ wanted to take over South Korea. In Document C‚ it

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    ‘Berlin Crisis’) was one of the main issues between the USA and USSR‚ and caused a considerable amount of growing tension between the two states. The dispute over Berlin was a continuing issue over who was to occupy Berlin‚ the capital city of Germany. The city was seen as an important area for both states and led to several conflict issues throughout the time period. It could be argued that this issue and the tension caused by this was the primary reason (or‚ the main reason) for the Cuban missile

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    Alexia Hankerson Containment Essay Pd: 4/5 May 1‚ 2012 The year of 1945 was a time of relief for America and its people. That year was the end of World War II. Germany had lost and the time for rebuilding was near. However‚ the peace did not last long between the Soviet Union and the United States. A difference in political and economic views caused a rift in the Soviet Union and United States relationship of convenience. The Soviet Union was running on a system of government called communism

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