Cuban+Missile+Crisis+-+12-13



Khrushchev knew that America had more missiles than USSR. He was worried about the U.S. Missiles placed in Turkey and the fact that USSR was very behind in the arms race between USSR and U.S.. Along with USSR’s fear, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was afraid of another US attack like the Bay of Pigs attack. Their fears made them make underground sites for missiles. But JFK quickly found out the fact that they were placing missiles at Cuba and declared a naval blockade of Cuba until all the missiles and weaponry were cleared. Kennedy pledge not to invade Cuba if they took back all the missiles, and USSR took back all their missiles.
 * ** A brief description of the event **

-U.S: John F. Kennedy -Cuba: Fidel Castro -USSR: Nikita Khrushchev
 * ** A list of "major players" involved **

-October 15 1962 to October 28 1962
 * ** Dates **

-1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Soviet Union, along with roughly 100 nations, signed the Nuclear Test Ban treaty, agreeing to end nesting nuclear weapons in atmosphere, out of space, and under water.
 * ** The outcome of this event **

-Telecommunications hot line between American and USSR: Seeing how poor communications could potentially cause a nuclear war, a telecommunications hot line was set up between Washington and Moscow for a more direct conversation during these crisis.

-This event showed the true fears of nuclear weapons, and another world war. It influenced the Cold war as a whole by making many nations decrease their nuclear weapons.
 * ** How this event influenced the Cold War as a whole **

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