I was a child, but I recall it as a time when most people were proud of our strong and restrained leadership. Kennedy had the wisdom and courage to say "You shall not pass", and he saw to it. Remember that this was the height of the Cold War, and we feared that the war might be quickly getting "hot". But Kennedy stood firm, and the USSR relented.
JFK had not told the people of America about the Cuban Missile Crisis because it didn't want to worry the people. What JFK did was the best thing for the people and it was the right thing.
In 1949, the Western Allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for defense against the communist presence in Europe. In the same year, the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb. With both superpowers holding nuclear weapons, fear and mistrust between the two sides increased.
The Soviets constructed a wall across Berlin in 1961, separating East from West in the city. In 1962, the Cuban crisis erupted when the USA discovered that the USSR was building missile sites on the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. These sites were within range to launch an attack by nuclear weapons on American cities. The two superpowers came to the brink of war before the USSR agreed to withdraw the weapons.
Although the two superpowers never became involved in direct warfare, both sides became involved in wars elsewhere in the world. The USA fought communism and the USSR helped communist fighters.
they lost missiles in cuba
nothing
The Cuban missile crisis initially boosted President Kennedy's popularity as his handling of the crisis was widely praised. The crisis showcased his strong leadership skills, and many Americans viewed him as successfully standing up to the perceived Soviet threat. However, there were also critics who argued that the crisis was a result of Kennedy's initial failure to prevent the installation of missiles in Cuba, which led to increased tensions with the Soviet Union.
President Carter's popularity declined.
President John F. Kennedy wanted to protect the Freedom Riders. In order to do so he sent out Byron White and 500 federal marshals from the North to protect them.
Kennedy's assassination profoundly impaired the American liberalism.
It caused hiim to get involved in the Vietnam war
The Cuban missile crisis initially boosted President Kennedy's popularity as his handling of the crisis was widely praised. The crisis showcased his strong leadership skills, and many Americans viewed him as successfully standing up to the perceived Soviet threat. However, there were also critics who argued that the crisis was a result of Kennedy's initial failure to prevent the installation of missiles in Cuba, which led to increased tensions with the Soviet Union.
Lyndon Johnson continued or advanced many of Kennedy's programs.
President Carter's popularity declined.
President John F. Kennedy wanted to protect the Freedom Riders. In order to do so he sent out Byron White and 500 federal marshals from the North to protect them.
The vietcong strikes convinced President Kennedy to send American military advisers to South Vietnam
He became less popular.
I think because he was president and everybody liked him but 9/11 really changed America more than JFK's assassination
howm did the meeting in vienna affect relation between kennedy and khrushchev?
How did the crisis affect Khrushchev
Affect public opinion
President Kennedy's death lead to Lyndon Johnson becoming President. He implemented expensive welfare programs as part of his "War on Poverty". We have paid billions of dollars into those programs, with extremely poor reults. Nonetheless, we are still paying into those programs today. Johnson also expanded the US military involvement in Vietnam.
Kennedy's assassination profoundly impaired the American liberalism.