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The Cuban Missile Crisis
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend,
oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." The words of the 35th president John F. Kennedy. During the 1960's
the Soviets were looking to have world power. So they decided to expand their power towards the America's. while in Vietnam they always had
trouble keeping independence and now communism is splitting the North and South and causing a civil war. Both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the
Vietnam War illustrate the United States attempt to combat communism. The Cuban Missile Crisis in the prevention of a nuclear war. Whereas
the Vietnam War ultimately curtailed the spread of communism.
(CMC) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S was trying to prevent a nuclear war, and attempting to contain the hostility between the U.S and
the Soviet Union. In 1962, an American U2 plane spotted a Russian missile site being built with short, medium, and long range missiles (cite).
After Kennedy got the notice of there being a threat, he didn't want the public to know, so he met with his close advisors in private (cite). He
also needed to hurry as those missiles were ninety miles away from the U.S. Kennedy and his advisors had to come up with a way to get rid of
the missiles without causing a worldwide conflict or causing a nuclear war. After many meetings Kennedy came down to five options. The first
option
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The Cuban Missile Crisis

  • 1. The Cuban Missile Crisis "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." The words of the 35th president John F. Kennedy. During the 1960's the Soviets were looking to have world power. So they decided to expand their power towards the America's. while in Vietnam they always had trouble keeping independence and now communism is splitting the North and South and causing a civil war. Both the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War illustrate the United States attempt to combat communism. The Cuban Missile Crisis in the prevention of a nuclear war. Whereas the Vietnam War ultimately curtailed the spread of communism. (CMC) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S was trying to prevent a nuclear war, and attempting to contain the hostility between the U.S and the Soviet Union. In 1962, an American U2 plane spotted a Russian missile site being built with short, medium, and long range missiles (cite). After Kennedy got the notice of there being a threat, he didn't want the public to know, so he met with his close advisors in private (cite). He also needed to hurry as those missiles were ninety miles away from the U.S. Kennedy and his advisors had to come up with a way to get rid of the missiles without causing a worldwide conflict or causing a nuclear war. After many meetings Kennedy came down to five options. The first option Get more content on HelpWriting.net