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One of the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis was that the USSR was afraid that they have might have gotten hit by a missile first so they secretly hid a missile in Cuba. Another cause would be that and Nikita were afraid to lose Cuba in an invasion from the U.S.A, so they agreed to put missiles on their island because of protection. There were also many tensions with the USSR and the States with the peace program that Russia wanted to start. Then the U.S.A said that they would be tougher on Russia to end the Cold War. The USSR wanted all the power and so did the United States. Only one could have all of the power so the USSR acted first.
the reason the misil crisis started was because they were both scared of eachother!!!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoPresident Kennedy admitted to lack of missile gap unlike Eisenhower. He said that the US was way ahead of the Soviets in the developing missiles. This made Khrushchev (The Soviet leader) look bad. And this angers Cuba a lot especially, after our failed attempt with the Bay of Pigs. Castro starts to buddy up with the Soviets a lot more. Khrushchev doesn't want to see the US take Cuba down. So he offers to arm Castro with weapons. The US had the Soviet Union surrounded with missile sites and the Soviets wanted at least one site near the US. If they could get Cuba they would have their "one place". A U2 planes discovered installation sites being built in Cuba by the soviets. Kennedy called together the National Security Council, DOD, etc. to discuss what to do with this. We came up with three options. 1)Invade Cuba-Bay of pigs was a failure. 2) Air Strike- were afraid if we did do that ,t hey would shoot our planes3) Leave it alone. No one was really satisfied with those three option so we decided to Quarantine AKA Blockade Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis scared everyone to death; we were on the verge of nuclear war. In 1963 the US and the Soviet Union Signed a nuclear Test Ban Treaty which banned the testing of atomic weapons. A hotline was also set up between Moscow and Washington D.C.
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∙ 13y agoAmerican U2 spy-plane took photograpic evidence of a nuclear missile base being built on Cuba. Kennedy's advisers told him he had 10 days before Cuba could fire the missiles at targets in America. Kennedy decided he had to act. B52 nuclear bombers were deployed, so that one-eighth of them were airborne all the time.
A Western spy working in Russia was arrested. His last message read; 'Soviet attack imminent'.
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∙ 11y agoUS air reconnaissance discovered evidence of Russian missiles sites in Cuba.
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What century did the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
What year was the Cuban missile crisis at?
It occurred in 1962.
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
From October to November 1962.
Which statements best describes the outcome of the cuban missile crisis?
The Soviet Union eventually dismantled the missile sites in Cuba.
What year did the Cuban missile crisis happen?
span of Cuban missile crisisoctober 14 - october 28 1962
Was there a Missile Crisis in Newfoundland in 1962?
No. The "documentary" was parodying the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
What century did the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
When did Cuban missile crisis happened?
1962.
What crisis takes place in 1962?
The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962.
What year was the Cuban missile crisis at?
It occurred in 1962.
When did the The Cuban missile crisis end?
in october of 1962
What cold war happened in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
From October to November 1962.
What thing in 1962 known as Cuban missile crisis?
Bay of Pigs.
Which statements best describes the outcome of the cuban missile crisis?
The Soviet Union eventually dismantled the missile sites in Cuba.
What year did the Cuban missile crisis happen?
span of Cuban missile crisisoctober 14 - october 28 1962
The events of October 18th to 29th of 1962 are known as?
the Cuban Missile Crisis
