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Why did Kennedy resort to a blockade and not declare war on USSR?
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Because America would be destroyed by the USSR!
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How did the Allies get supplies to west Berlin?
Allies had to air lift supplies into West Berlin because the USSR had all roads blockaded. The eastern part of the city was under the control of the USSR, and the western region was under the control of the allies. The USSR hoped that by shutting off all routes, the allies would turn total control of Berlin over to them.
Cause of the 1962 confrontation between Russia and US?
The USSR retaliated to the USA's location of nuclear missiles in Europe by setting up nuclear missile bases in Cuba resulting the US blockade of Cuba.
Who did the USSR fight against when they got invaded?
when the ussr got invaded they fought against afaganastan
Who let down Europe in World War 2 US or USSR?
The USSR by invading country's and not leaving them after the war.
Who came out with the atomic bomb first us or USSR?
The US. The USSR stole our plans to make their first bombs.
How did Kennedy stop the USSR from building and completing the missile base in Cuba?
He had a blockade of cuba made
When the USSR attempted to install nuclear weapons in cuba JFK ordered what?
Formally he announced a "quarantine" of Cuba. This was a "polite" way of saying blockade without formally saying blockade. If he had formally declared a blockade of Cuba, he would also be implicitly declaring war on Cuba and indirectly with its ally the USSR. He did not want to declare war on the USSR, so he played games with words. The USSR could have easily called his bluff and either ran the "quarantine" or declared that "your quarantine is really a blockade, which is an act of war, we are now at war." However they did not, their ships turned around and the missiles were removed. (secretly in exchange for our removing Jupiter and Thor missiles from Turkey that were already obsolete and on our schedule for removal anyway even without the threat of missiles in Cuba.)
Should President Kennedy have blockaded Cuba to stop the USSR from introducing nuclear missiles?
He did but he called it a "quarantine" instead of a blockade, to avoid the fact that by international law a blockade is an act of war and could have been considered an implicit Declaration of War. Basically he was "walking on eggshells" in an attempt to avoid starting World War 3.
Why did the west not declare was on the USSR?
Wanted to avoid "mutually assured destruction."
Who was in power of the USSR during the Berlin blockade?
Stalin. He was in power from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Berlin Blockade occured in 1948.
Did the countries ever agree on the Cuban missile crisis?
The president of the USA, John F. Kennedy, decided to place a naval blockade on Cuba. The Soviet ships carrying missiles to be placed in the nearly finished Cuban missile silos approached the blockade and failed to stop. Eventually, at the last second, the ships turned around, and a deal had been reached between the two superpowers. The USSR removed the missile bases, and the USA agreed not to invade Cuba and to accept communist control of Cuba. In secret, President Kennedy had agreed to remove the American missiles in Turkey, which were providing the same threat to the USSR as to the USA.
Why would president John F. Kennedy be so interested in getting to the moon before the USSR?
Kennedy was in a battle between the USSR. they were playing to see who could be the gteater and better nation, and the USSR was the first one in space. So kennedy had the idea to be the first to send a man to the moon to be proven that the USA was the better nation. :)
What nation was Nikita Khrushchev with?
He was the premier of the USSR during the Kennedy presidency.
What regions were a foreign policy crisis for John F. Kennedy?
His two big crises involved the USSR , the most notable being the Berlin blockade and the Cuban missile crisis. He also ran into serious trouble in Viet-nam, trying to keep a favorable government in power.
Why did Kennedy order a naval blockade around cuba?
Two were established, an economic boycott in February of 1962 and the Missile Crisis to prevent the introduction of Soviet weapons in October of the same year. While it is not completely perfect, I suggest seeing the Costner film (based on books about and tapes of the administration) titled Thirteen Days. It is the quickest way to get a good idea of the tension and the situation. The blockade (quarantine) during the missile crisis was because Cuba was (viewed as) a pawn of the USSR and they placed rocket-powered nuclear warheads on Cuban soil aimed at the USA. The blockade was a compromise measure by the Kennedy administration between invading Cuba and thus setting off a likely nuclear exchange with the USSR due to treaties and (being seen to be) doing nothing and being an appeaser to the USSR. Bobby Kennedy worked very hard to handle the politics in the USA and to get buy-in from the cabinet and other stakeholders in the government to avoid military action. The Blockade prevented further buildup of offensive arms aimed at the USA in the western hemisphere and gave the USA and USSR time to negotiate and it gave the USSR time to dismantle the in-place missiles and to save face. Essentially it was a strategic response to an aggressive move by the USSR in the cold war.
What did Kennedy choose to do about the Cuban missile crisis?
run a blockade or quarantine take out all the missile sites conduct a military invasion
What was John F Kennedy's significant impact?
President Kennedy was an important leader during the Cold War period, who held the line against the USSR during two major crises, the Berlin blockade, and the Cuban missile crisis. He also initiated the US space program and the Peace Corps, both of which remain significant government programs to this day. So, he had considerable impact.
