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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Government documents and selections from such figures as John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro portray the world effects of the Cuban Missle Crisis from 1957 to 1963.
123 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2002
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December 8, 2014
The Cuban Missile Crisis by: Loreta M. Medina was a great book overall. It thoroughly informed me about the Cuban Missile Crisis and it's interesting events. President John F. Kennedy of the United States of America and the leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushshev discussed and argued for thirteen days about the Soviet Union nuclear launch pad in Cuba. These men discussed about how they could resolve the problem and threat of nuclear missiles so close to the U.S.This book hooked me from the beginning. I found myself wanting to learn more and more about this historical event. Khrushev threatened President Kennedy and his country of the United States. In return Kennedy retaliated to protect his country. If I were President Kennedy I would have approached this situation exactly the same.
The nuclear location was first spotted in Cuba on October 14, 1962. The Americans were truly scared because of how close the launch pad was from Florida and the U.S. "Nuclear weapons are so destructive...that any... Sudden change in their development may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace",(20). President Kennedy could not risk an even bigger threat to the safety of the United States. Therefor the U.S. Navy ordered a blockade around Cuba so no supplies could come in or out. The U.S. Was very scared and shocked about the situation so they took everything with much caution. Throughout the book I agreed with mostly everything president Kennedy did to settle this issue. In the end Kennedy and Khreshchez resolved the problem by signing a peace treaty. "Kennedy was gifted with the ability to resolve international conflicts by negotiation",(61).
Eventhough the Soviet Union showed an immediate and deadly danger to the world Kennedy took the correct steps to settle the problem. Instead of attacking the Soviet Union with military tactics and potentially cause World War Three; he negotiated a peace treaty to terminate the problem. The book itself was fantastic, thrilling, and a perfect read for the history buffs.
The nuclear location was first spotted in Cuba on October 14, 1962. The Americans were truly scared because of how close the launch pad was from Florida and the U.S. "Nuclear weapons are so destructive...that any... Sudden change in their development may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace",(20). President Kennedy could not risk an even bigger threat to the safety of the United States. Therefor the U.S. Navy ordered a blockade around Cuba so no supplies could come in or out. The U.S. Was very scared and shocked about the situation so they took everything with much caution. Throughout the book I agreed with mostly everything president Kennedy did to settle this issue. In the end Kennedy and Khreshchez resolved the problem by signing a peace treaty. "Kennedy was gifted with the ability to resolve international conflicts by negotiation",(61).
Eventhough the Soviet Union showed an immediate and deadly danger to the world Kennedy took the correct steps to settle the problem. Instead of attacking the Soviet Union with military tactics and potentially cause World War Three; he negotiated a peace treaty to terminate the problem. The book itself was fantastic, thrilling, and a perfect read for the history buffs.
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