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Careful, you can't call it a "blockade" that would be an act of war and would have justified the USSR issuing a declaration of war on the US. Kennedy only called it a "quarantine". (even if effect was same)
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∙ 11y agoIt was a hugely symbolic gesture, but more or less ineffective despite movie portrayals. The key weapons were already in Cuba and ready to be deployed, and the blockade wouldn't have done anything to affect that reality.
In the end, it was a back-door negotiation by JFK representatives through unofficial channels that ended the stalemate. JFK offered to remove obsolete Jupiter missiles from Turkey in exchange for the removal of the nukes in Cuba. The missiles in Turkey were the real catalyst for the Cuban missiles anyway.
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In response to the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles on Cuba what did President Kennedy order?
A naval blockade of the island of Cuba (or Cuber as Kennedy used to pronounce it).
What is an approach a military historian would take to study the Cuban missile crisis?
A historian might describe the tactics the United States might have used to physically destroy the missiles in Cuba.
Weapon used to break the blockade?
they used the power of the president to break it
Why did the US go to war with Spain as a part of its emergence as an imperial power?
The United States has fought Spain on several occasions, but in the Spanish-American War, the impetus for the American Declaration of War was the sinking of the USS MAINE off of Cuba and the Yellow Journalism associated with that event.
Why did the US name the blockade like that when the soviet ships could not enter Cuba?
Times were tense during the Cuban Missile Crisis to say the least; there were already several instances between U.S. and Soviet forces that could've led to a further escalation. A Naval Blockade is considered an act of war. To avoid that, the Kennedy Administration used the term "Naval Quarantine" (semantics), as the crisis played out also on the world stage in the United Nations. Moderates on both sides were doing everything possible to prevent the crisis from escalating into a full blown nuclear war.
In response to the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles on Cuba what did President Kennedy order?
A naval blockade of the island of Cuba (or Cuber as Kennedy used to pronounce it).
What is a blockade to capture a castle?
A blockade is used to stop ships. A castle is under siege.
Why was slavery used in the united stated of America?
because it was a bigger place to do those kinds of things
Where is tyranny used?
cuba cuba
What is an approach a military historian would take to study the Cuban missile crisis?
A historian might describe the tactics the United States might have used to physically destroy the missiles in Cuba.
What is the cause of the 1962 missile crisis?
The Soviet Union began placing nuclear armed guided missiles in Cuba, where they could be used to attack to US with almost no warning. The US declared that any attack coming from Cuba would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union, would result in retaliation to the Soviet Union, and directed that the missiles be removed from Cuba. The US Navy began a shipping blockade and stopped additional missiles from being taken to Cuba.
How was blockade used in the civil war?
The blockade was used by the Union Soldiers to blockade southern ports so that they could not import or export goods.
Weapon used to break the blockade?
they used the power of the president to break it
What are the waters surrounding Cuba used for?
the water surrounding cuba is used for watering plants.
What is blockade mean?
What Does Blockade meanWhen supplies are being prevented from reaching a country/ army. e.g. Britain used a naval blockade on Germany in ww2 to reduce supplies of oil in Germany
What are some ways the land is used in the united stated?
Agriculture, roads, houses, cities, airports, and, of course, chicken farms.
Why did the US go to war with Spain as a part of its emergence as an imperial power?
The United States has fought Spain on several occasions, but in the Spanish-American War, the impetus for the American Declaration of War was the sinking of the USS MAINE off of Cuba and the Yellow Journalism associated with that event.
