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Cuban missile crisis
by Connor Young, Corey Williams, and Lillie Whitman
October 1962-
The U-2 American spy plane photographed the construction of a soviet missile site being built in Cuba.
A naval blockade initiated by the United states soon followed.
The closest the world has been to WW3
Summary
Summary
In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. Kennedy then put a blockade in place. After a 13 day standoff the U.S and Russia came to a compromise.
The blockade was lifted soon after.
Kennedy held secret meetings with his advisers to resolve the issue.
Kennedy didn't want Cuba or the Soviets to immediately know that the missiles were discovered. After a few meetings with his advisers, Kennedy decided that a blockade was to be put in place.
Secret meetings
The U.S had to come to a compromise with the soviets for them to remove their missiles and avoid world conflict.
Negotiations
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev made an offer to remove the missiles if the U.S. didn't invade Cuba. This wasn't the whole story though. The U.S really had to also pull its troops and missiles from Cuba to even things out. All of this was negotiated between soviet leader Khrushchev and president Kennedy.
There was a 13 day standoff between the United States and Russia.
The U.S. was prepared to use military force if deemed necessary, and this caused many to fear that the world was on the brink of war.
The 13 day standoff
Who were the people that were involved in the Cuban missile crisis
Important People
Some of the more important people involved were president John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
What effect did this have on the cold war and how does this effect us today
The effects
The Cuban missile crisis made tensions between the U.S and Russia worse. It was one of many events that nearly caused world war 3. Cuba had suffered political isolation and its relations with Russia hit an all time low soon after the crisis. Today this event may be a reason for the development of stealth planes and other spy technology. Due to how close they came to nuclear war, both superpowers began re evaluating the nuclear arms race and began making a ban on nuclear weapons testing.
Sources used:
Sources
https://www.history.com/news/cuban-missile-crisis-timeline-jfk-khrushchev
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis