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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
-America supported a corrupt regime under Batista (until Cuban revolution in 1959)
-before 1959 Cuba had many mobs and gangsters (like Al Capone)
-Havana was like Vegas at the time
-Fidel Castro took over and formed a revolution
-brought in communism (everything belonged to the government)
-first communist country in the Western Hemisphere
-aligned with the Soviets
-The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of Cuba by Americans
-US could do 3 things about this:
-13 days of American vs. Russian standoff
-very tense time, got very close to nuclear war
-Brinkmanship ensues (UN gets involved)
-Russians agree to leave Cuba if Americans remove missiles in Turkey (6 months later to show they weren't linked)
-direct result in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1962 (banned above ground testing of nuclear weapons)
-before 1959 Cuba had many mobs and gangsters (like Al Capone)
-Havana was like Vegas at the time
-Fidel Castro took over and formed a revolution
-brought in communism (everything belonged to the government)
-first communist country in the Western Hemisphere
-aligned with the Soviets
-The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of Cuba by Americans
- failed because Kennedy pulled the air support at the last minute
-US could do 3 things about this:
- diplomatic solution (negotiation of removal of missiles)
- conventional attack (air attack & invasion, would result in complete nuclear war)
- naval blockade (American ships set up in front of Cuba to stop Russian missiles)
-13 days of American vs. Russian standoff
-very tense time, got very close to nuclear war
-Brinkmanship ensues (UN gets involved)
-Russians agree to leave Cuba if Americans remove missiles in Turkey (6 months later to show they weren't linked)
-direct result in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1962 (banned above ground testing of nuclear weapons)
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Summary
Cuba brought in communism, the first communist country in the Western Hemisphere.JFK's initial reaction was to invade Cuba, this invasion was known as the Bay of Pigs, but this attack failed because JFK pulled the air support out at the last moment. In 1962, the Soviets put nuclear weapons in Cuba, which caused fear for the US. JFK's brother convinced the Security Council to do a naval blockade. The Russians agree to leave Cuba if Americans remove missiles in Turkey which was a direct result in the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1962.