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Causes on the Missile Crisis

Many factors came into play that lead Cuba to pair up with the Soviet Union. Some causes include:

• Protection from possible U.S. aggression
• Strategic advantage against the U.S. if a nuclear war broke out
• U.S. military officials undertook several secret sabotage missions in Cuba

Background information

Some of the Effects of the Crisis

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After finding out that Cuba had paired up with the Soviet Union and missiles were being aimed towards the United States, people in both countries were in high alert. Till this day, Cuba is still on the no visit and trade restriction list. The bomb rooms that people had created to protect themselves have now been turned into party rooms. Vietnam became the main focus of the "Domino Effect". And, the cold war turned into a space race between the United States and Russia.

John F Kennedy

What is known as the Cuban Missile Crisis actually began on October 15, 1962. That day that U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discovered that the Soviets were building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. The next day, President Kennedy secretly convened an emergency meeting of his senior military, political, and diplomatic advisers to discuss the development of the missile.

Citation page:

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/background/

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

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How the crisis was resolved

The Cuban Missile crisis comes to an end as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Russian missiles from Cuba in exchange for the United States taking out the missiles from Turkey.This ended about two weeks of anxiety and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Eden V. and Denisse R.

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Interesting aspect of the crisis that you would like to highlight

An interesting aspect of the crisis that I found was that the crisis lasted 13 days. From October 15 to October 28, 1962, the whole world waited to see if the United States and Cuba worked out their problem. Many hoped that the crisis would be resolved in a peaceful manner and that no missiles would be launched. Finally, after several days of waiting, it was announced that Cuba was removing the missiles.

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