The Bay of Pigs debacle caused Castro to seek help in defense of Cuba. This opening gave the USSR an opportunity to expand into the Western Hemisphere.
the cuban missile crisis.
Preident John F. Kennedy.
the cuban missile crisis.
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Promises not to invade china.
No. That was what led to the crisis. The crisis was that Russia was putting some nuclear missiles in Cuba as a deterrent to the bombings.
An escalation of the conflict could have led to a nuclear strike by either superpower.
Upset by the failure at the Bay of Pigs, Kennedy was now even more determined to prove his toughness against communism. Later in 1961, he had another opportunity when a new crisis arose over a familisr issue: Berlin Kennedy also had a chance to restore American prestige in another crisis with Cuba. On October 16,1962, photographs taken from an American spy plane revealed that the Soviets were building missile bases on Cuban soil. The Cuban Missle Crisis followed
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.
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.
Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
US President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev were sobered by the Cuban missile crisis and sought to ease tensions between their countries.