Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the Soviets secretly put missiles in Cuba, because they were behind in the race for arms by 1962. The Soviets believed that if they put missiles in Cuba they would have a better strategic arsenal. They also did it to protect the Island if it was going to get invaded. Soon after by American spies, was President Kennedy was informed about the missiles in Cuba. Then on October 22, President Kennedy told the public. [Which I think he shouldn't have done because the people began to get more scared of the things around them. I think it would be better to keep everyone calm and live there lives and normally as they can.] Kennedy then got a letter from Khrushchev stating that if the Soviet take the missiles out of Cuba then the United States must promise to not invade Cuba. A second letter came soon after. Telling Kennedy that not only must he promise not to invade Cuba but to take there missiles out of Turkey. The second letter was shot down so the US only agreed to the first. On October 28, Khrushchev entered the missiles in Cuba back to the Soviet Union.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was the hottest point in the Cold War because a nuclear war was so close. The missiles were so close and everyone knows if one place is getting bomb the nations that sent the bomb is going to get a bomb. And because of NATO, the nations were going to defend each other. So if one bomb went off , many were going to go off weather people liked it or not. Also, since Kennedy told the public about the missiles in Cuba the people, must have been so much more afraid at night and mother's for there children. To combat this crises Kennedy tried to take out the missiles out of Cuba in a peaceful way.

Above, you would see a U-2. This plane was used before and after the crisis. One was shot down over Cuba, which caused the second letter stating the removal of missiles from Turkey.