In the excerpt, Khrushchev is likely challenging the U.S. policy of military intervention and Cold War aggression, particularly its stance on nuclear weapons and the arms race. He may be addressing specific actions such as the U.S. response to the Cuban Missile Crisis or its support for NATO forces in Europe, emphasizing the need for peaceful coexistence rather than confrontation. Through his rhetoric, he aims to highlight the dangers of escalation and advocate for disarmament and diplomacy instead.
His views was that U.S. invasion of Cuba was pending and that to lose Cuba would do great harm to the communist cause, especially in Latin America.
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US would NOT back down.
Khrushchev inched toward more peaceful relations with the democratic west.
1963
His name was Nikita Khrushchev
In simple terms, the USA forced Cuba to turn to the USSR for help. The US placed an embargo on Cuba (which is still in place and completely useless now), not allowing any trade between the two countries, so Cuba was forced to look to the other superpower, the Soviet Union. The US also took Cuban assets in the United States away, not allowing the Castro government to get them back. The fact that the Cuban revolution had been led by Socialists also helped the Cuban-Soviet relations. As Fidel Castro told American journalists when asked about his friendship with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev "You leave us without petroleum, Khrushchev gave us petroleum. You do not buy our sugar, Khrushchev buys our sugar. Your leaders speak of aggression towards Cuba, Khrushchev speaks of friendship with Cuba. You took away our aeroplanes, Khrushchev lends us his aeroplanes. Khrushchev is our friend."
The office of the Historian of the US State Department houses the correspondence between Kennedy and Khrushchev. These important historical documents highlight the informal relationship during the Cold War..
The American Civil War (1861 - 1865) prevented the US Government from challenging the French invasion of Mexico.
Khrushchev asked Kennedy to formally say that Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany. And that West Belin and East Berlin would stay divided. He also wanted the US to leave West Berlin.
Nature is ultimately more powerful than humans