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The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred under whose presidency?
John F. Kennedy
What incident brought the world to the edge of a nuclear war?
The Cuban missile crisis.After Fidel Castro led a successful revolt to sieze power in Cuba in 1959 he was courted and mentored buy the Soviet Union, who then secretly installed armed rocket silo's in Cuba Pointed at the USA from less than 100 miles away. It did not take the US, under J F Kennedy, to the discover them. The Soviets were told to remove them or else. The world waited with bated breath. Then the Soviets removed them.
John F. Kennedy replace Eisenhower'sconsecpt of massive retaliation with with who?
President John F. Kennedy abandoned the policy of massive retaliation during the Cuban Missile Crisis in favor of flexible response. Under the Kennedy Administration, the U.S. adopted a more flexible policy in an attempt to avert nuclear war if the Soviets did not cooperate with American demands.
How did the respond of president Ronald Reagan to the aids crisis compare tot he response of president George Bush?
president reagan responded slowly to the crisis while research funding increased under president bush
Did Kennedy do anything good?
President Kennedy did help with the Civil Rights Movement and ended the Cuban Missile Crisis. That about raps up all of the good things he did in his presidency though. The Bay of Pigs incidence is blamed on him. Although it was not his plan because the mission was set up before he took office, it happened under his administration so it is commonly blamed on him. The main reason he is remembered as such a great president is because he was assassinated.
How did President Kennedy refer to the blockade ordered against Cuba in October 1962?
President Kennedy referred to the blockade ordered against Cuba in October 1962 as a "quarantine." He chose this term to avoid the implications of an act of war, as a blockade is typically considered an act of war under international law. The quarantine aimed to prevent further delivery of offensive military equipment to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Was the Cuban missiles crisis a victory for the soviet union?
The Cuban Missile Crisis is often viewed as a complex event with mixed outcomes for the Soviet Union. While the USSR successfully placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, the crisis ended with the removal of those missiles under intense pressure from the United States, which many interpret as a diplomatic defeat for the Soviets. However, it did enhance Soviet prestige in some circles, demonstrating their capacity to challenge U.S. dominance. Ultimately, the resolution of the crisis led to a cautious understanding between the superpowers, but it arguably did not result in a clear victory for the Soviet Union.
What is Castro famous for?
Fidel Castro was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cold War. He rebelled against American control over his country and instead turned to the USSR. Castro allowed the Soviets to place missile bases in Cuba with which they could destroy the whole of the USA in under an hour. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world had ever got to a nuclear war which would have destroyed the world.
Under eisenhower and dullies America's policy of brinksmanship included?
Brinksmanship was a term coined by Dulles that referred to the policy of getting to the verge of going to war in order to get what you want from the other party. This was during the Cold War. An example, during J F Kennedy's presidency in 1962 was the Cuban Missile Crisis.
How did The response to Reagan to the aids crisis compare to the response of president George H W Bush?
president reagan responded slowly to the crisis while research funding increased under president bush
What country did the US and the Soviet Union have a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in?
During the Cold War the Soviet Union under the leadership of Nikita Kruschev placed missiles in Cuba, and island that is 90 miles from the Southern tip of Florida. This became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was the closest the World ever got to Nuclear War between the World's two main Super Power's of the time.
Why did President Kennedy refer to Cuba as an imprisoned island?
Because it was not under the free and democratic comtrol of the Cuban citizens.
