The Cold War:Cuban Lissile Crisis

Nikita Khrushchev

The Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Shaneika Burchell


fanny F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
The Cuban Missile Crisis began in April 1962 when the conduceer of the Soviet Union contumacious to secretly install missiles in Cuba. This crisis brought the world the closest its ever been to nuclear fight and many predicted that it could potentially lead to World War III. This crisis, in its fourteen frightening and occasional days, had many in a state of despair.
The United States was regarded as one of the superpowers and the Soviet Union was the other however, Nikita Khrushchev deeply resented American nuclear superiority and was eager to change the balance of the nuclear power. He had a great fear of the United States for terce main reasons. First was the missile gap. Secondly, was the fact that he was surrounded by American troop bases and American missiles were planted in Turkey posed a threat to the Soviet Union. Thirdly, was because of his sentiment that the US was preparing to crush Cuban Regime and this he utter would have been a terrible blow to the Marxism-Leninism.



first monument of Communist Party in Cuba, Fidel Riuz Castros, was commitment to protect his rural area from another attack like Bay Of Pigs, from the US, he fain accepted the offer from Khrushchev. The two communist leaders became partners and by mid July of 1962 the Soviet Union began its construction of offensive weapons in Cuba.
The Americans became very suspicious f the shippings from the ussr to the Cuban island and on expansive 29th and October 14th , U-2 spy flights were ordered to fly everywhere Cuba and take photos. the photographic films revealed flash marks of medium snip ballistic missiles (MRBMS) capable of being fired from Cuba going 2200 miles. On these photographs several missiles were detected throughout the country.
On October 16th John F. Kennedy was informed of these findings and in fear of a nuclear war he and his Executive Committee of the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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