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Cuban Missle Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a period of intense and sudden confrontation started by the deployment of nuclear missiles in the Cuba and resolved by their removal. The Crisis was started by many things. By the time the Crisis came about (1960) the USA-USSR relationship was terrible each were on a hair trigger to kill the other. When Castro took over Cuba, he made trade agreements with Russia and nationalised American-owned companies. This provoked the americans into attempting to drive Castro out. This fail miserably and Castro asked for support from the Soviet Union. Russia publicly promised and used this as a chance go place nuclear missiles near USA as way to balance the advantage the USA has by having launching sites in Turkey. It is when U2 spy planes took pictures of missile bases in Cuba that the Crisis really started.
When President Kennedy was alerted, he mounted a Naval blockade around Cuba to stop supplies from entering Cuba. He also made sure that one eigth of the US's bombers were in the air all the time. The next day, Khrushchev sent 20 Russian ships to Cuba. Only one (an oil tanker) was let through. All the other ships were sent back or diverted. Also, secretly, the US offered to remove missile bases in Turkey in exchange for the removal in Cuba. However, construction of the bases in Cuba continued but Khruschuv offered to stop construction if the blockade was removed and USA agreed not to attack Cuba. Before kennedy could reply, Khruschev also demanded to remove the bases in Turkey. A U2 plane was shot down at this point and a war was about to start. Kennedy then gave in and just removed the blockade and agreed to nto attack Cuba. He also secretly agreed to remove the bases. Khruscheve agreed to the agreement and the crisis ended.

Reflection:
I really do think that this Crisis was the USA's fault. Their failed attempt to eliminate Castro caused him to ask for Soviet help and the fact that they had Missile bases in Turkey did not help.