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| The cuban missile crisis was between Russia (the Soviet Union) and the United States of America |
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| It happened for thirteen days in October 1962 president JFK gave a tv address on October 22, 1962 to notify Americans that missiles were found in Cuba |
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| The U.S set up a blockade for thirteen days to let Russia know that we are ready to take action if necessary with military action |
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| During this time JFK was the president of the United States and Nikita Khrushchev's was the ruler of Russia |
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| The U.S and Russia made a agreement. That if the Russians removed the missiles from Cuba we promised not to invade Cuba. Also we secretly agreed to remove missiles from turkey |
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| After Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba he became allied powers with the USSR. So when the Cold War happened we were not only at political war with Russia but with its allies |
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| The cuban missile crisis is one of the biggest reasons why the Cold War happened. On October 14,1962 a U.S spy plane flew over Cuba and spotted missiles being assembled for installation |
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| The big reasons why were so concerned about the missiles is because we didn't know who Cuba or Russia were planning to use them on also the place were they were assembling missiles it was only 90 miles from the shore of Florida |
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| With all the tension between America and the USSR no actual war was fought, there was no bloodshed only political arguments |
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| During the naval blockade the u.s didn't know how Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev would respond to it. |
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| Both leaders realized that if they were to both release bombs the situation would bot turn out good for anyone |
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| So the USSR and United States publicly agreed if the soviets were to dismantle the bombs that we wouldn't invade Cuba |
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| in a separate deal that was held secret Twenty five years later the U.S agreed to remove there missiles from Turkey |
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| Cuban missile crisis over |
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| So the whole situation with the Cuban missile crisis was over but the arms races were not between the whole world not just the soviets and the U.S |
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| By 1963 the tension between the united states and Russia was over |
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