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Most believe Soviet Premier Kruschev believed the young, newly-elected President Kennedy would not do anything about the Soviets' putting strategic weapons in Cuba.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962. When the Soviet Union secretly put nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba, it nearly started a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The missiles were discovered by routine spy-plane surveillance. The missiles were still in the process of being made launch-ready. However, President Kennedy had very little time to make a decision regarding what to do about it. His military advisers all but demanded a full-scale air strike, followed by an invasion of the island. Instead, President Kennedy ordered the U.S. Navy to "quarantine" the island by not allowing any Soviet ships to travel to Cuba. This, combined with diplomacy, forced Soviet Premier Kruschev's hand, and the missiles were withdrawn.
Cuban President Fidel Castro wanted the Soviet Union to provide him strategic weapons to discourage the U.S. from attempting an attack on his country. Many believe the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred because Soviet Premier Kruschev did not believe the young, newly-elected President Kennedy would do anything if the Soviet Union placed strategic weapons in Cuba.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962. When the Soviet Union secretly put nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba, it nearly started a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The missiles were discovered by routine spy-plane surveillance. The missiles were still in the process of being made launch-ready. However, President Kennedy had very little time to make a decision regarding what to do about it. His military advisers all but demanded a full-scale air strike, followed by an invasion of the island. Instead, President Kennedy order the U.S. Navy to "quarantine" the island by not allowing any Soviet ships to travel to Cuba. This, combined with diplomacy, forced Soviet Premier Kruschev's hand, and the missiles were withdrawn.
during the cold war there were lots of tensions between the u.s and the soviets. they had lots of compettion between themselves : the arms race was one of them. The soviets placed their missles in cuba pointing to the U.S.
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What century did the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
What do the Cubans call the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The missile crisis
What was the cause of the cuban missile crisis?
Soviets were establishing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
Bay of Pigs or Cuban missile crisis which was worse?
Cuban missile crisis, because it almost killed us.
The President who resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis was?
President Kennedy is credited with resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis.President John F. Kennedy
Who Cuban missile crisis?
the U.S.
Was there a Missile Crisis in Newfoundland in 1962?
No. The "documentary" was parodying the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Who faced the Cuban missile crisis?
The country that faced the missile crisis was the United States.
Did Roger Hilsman fight in the Cuban missile crisis?
No, no one "fought" in the Cuban missile crisis. He was an Assistant Secretary of State at the time.
What was the central issue of the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban Missle Crisis was done in 1984
What were the names of the leaders of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F Kennedy was the president of the US at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The united states and the soviet union came very close to nuclear war during the?
Cuban Missile Crisis
