When Khrushchev writes "you have thrown down the gauntlet," he is indicating that a challenge has been issued. This phrase historically refers to a knight throwing down his glove as a formal challenge to combat. In a political context, it signifies that one party has provoked another, suggesting a confrontation or a serious escalation in tensions. This metaphor underscores the seriousness of the situation and the expectation of a response.
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The outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis was viewed as a failure for Nikita Khrushchev because it exposed the vulnerability of the Soviet Union in the face of U.S. military power. Despite initially placing missiles in Cuba to assert Soviet influence and deter American aggression, Khrushchev ultimately had to back down and remove them under U.S. pressure, which made him appear weak both domestically and internationally. This perceived loss of prestige contributed to his eventual political decline and was seen as a significant setback in the Cold War rivalry.
Women and those minorities that couldn't fight had to hold down the fort at home. They were called to work in manufacturing and farming and often, were thrown into jobs they were unfamiliar with.
The U-2 incident in 1960, where an American spy plane was shot down over Soviet airspace, significantly heightened tensions between the US and USSR during the Cold War. It exposed the extent of American espionage and led to a breakdown in diplomatic relations, including the collapse of a planned summit between President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev. The incident also intensified anti-American sentiment in the Soviet Union and reinforced the perception of the US as a threat, prompting both nations to further develop their military capabilities. Ultimately, it underscored the fragility of Cold War diplomacy and the risks of aerial surveillance.
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The gage was a glove thrown down as a challenge to a combat or duel. The term was used by Shakespeare as synonymous with "throwing down the gauntlet".
To 'throw down the gauntlet' is to issue a challenge to somebody - Indeshaw Adenaw
It was a mediaeval knights way of challenging to a fight - throw down a mailed glove; the oppose would accept by picking up the gauntlet.
This means one person challenges (throws down on to the floor a gauntlet, a type of heavy glove, worn by knights) another to a fight or a joust.
He didn't. Kennedy forced Khrushchev to back down on his plan.
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It means to issue a challenge, usually in a very aggressive way, as if you are throwing down a gauntlet.
US would NOT back down.
"throwing down the gauntlet" means to challenge someone. They used to do it when dueling was popular. Someone would throw down their gauntlet, and if the person took it up, that meant that they accepted the challenge and the fight was on. Today, we don't usually wear gauntlets, but we still challenge each other, and argue... so a "proverbial gauntlet" would be something that someone would use to challenge someone else, or if you said "she threw down the proverbial gauntlet" you would mean that she challenged someone else for leadership or supremacy. "proverbial" means "from a proverb" but sometimes just means old... something from the legends or tales of the past, as it does in this case.
A person who writes things down with the goal of recording information is called a scribe or a recorder.
His name was Nikita Khrushchev