Cuban Missile Crisis

Task 1:

Explain how Russia and America came close to direct army skirmish with

each other in 1962 and how the crisis was averted.

America came so close to direct military confrontation in 1962 for a number of

reasons, a few of which are described below.

Russia and America had two different ideologies, socialism and democracy. The

communists believed that the whole world would eventually revolutionise and

become communist and that it was their vocation to speed up this process. The Americans

however, felt that communism was a panic to their ideals (anyone, no matter how

poor can work hard and gather in a respectable living, - the American Dream) and

became very anti-communist. Rich business line men knew they stood to loose out if

communism took over as their businesses and investments would be nationalised. (as

in Cuba.)

The two countries had huge armies and political influences and they became known

as the Super Powers. They gave money and aid to other countries who supported

them in order to stop them con berthring to swap sides and to encourage others

countries to pairing them. (e.g. Marshal Aid). The two Super Powers had come close to

direct military troth before over Korea.



On this occasion the Americans had the

advantage of nuclear weapons, however, it was not long before Russia caught up with

America in the arms race. By the 1960s technology had moved so fast that twain sides

had intumescent numbers of nuclear weapons and an attack by one side would have almost

certainly lead to massive retaliation with the possibility of both sides being wiped out.

(With the threat of ending the world.) This was known as M.A.D. or Mutually

Assured Destruction.

After 1956 there was a partial thaw between the two countries which started when

President Kruschev came into power...

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