Cuban Missile Cuban Missile CrisisCrisis

By: Daniel OrtizBy: Daniel Ortiz

Andres Felipe MejiaAndres Felipe Mejia

Felipe JimenoFelipe Jimeno

HistoryHistory 1960: May -Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy 1960: May -Soviet Union reveals that U.S. spy

plane was shot down over Soviet territoryplane was shot down over Soviet territory 1960: November -John F. Kennedy elected 1960: November -John F. Kennedy elected

PresidentPresident 1961: April -Bay of Pigs invasion1961: April -Bay of Pigs invasion 1961: July -Kennedy requests 25% spending 1961: July -Kennedy requests 25% spending

increase for militaryincrease for military 1961: August 13 -Berlin border closed1961: August 13 -Berlin border closed 1962: -U.S. involvement in Vietnam increased1962: -U.S. involvement in Vietnam increased As can be seen there were past tensions As can be seen there were past tensions

between the two countries before this event between the two countries before this event unraveled unraveled

Overview: Cuban Missile Overview: Cuban Missile CrisisCrisis

The Cuban Missile The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet between the Soviet Union, Cuba and Union, Cuba and the United States on the United States on October 1962, during October 1962, during the Cold War. On the Cold War. On September 1962, the September 1962, the Cuban and Soviet Cuban and Soviet governments began to governments began to surreptitiously build surreptitiously build bases in Cuba for a bases in Cuba for a number of medium- and number of medium- and intermediate-intermediate-range ballistic nuclear range ballistic nuclear missiles with the ability to missiles with the ability to strike most of the strike most of the continental United States. continental United States.

Overview: Cuban Missile Overview: Cuban Missile CrisisCrisis

This action followed the 1958 This action followed the 1958 deployment of the UK and Jupiter deployment of the UK and Jupiter IRBMs to Italy and Turkey in 1961 – IRBMs to Italy and Turkey in 1961 – more than 100 U.S.-built missiles more than 100 U.S.-built missiles having the capability to strike Moscow having the capability to strike Moscow with nuclear warheads. On October 14, with nuclear warheads. On October 14, 1962, a United States  plane captured 1962, a United States  plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba. bases under construction in Cuba.

HighlightsHighlights

U.S.S.R builds nuclear missile bases U.S.S.R builds nuclear missile bases in Cubain Cuba

U.S.A makes a blockade around the U.S.A makes a blockade around the islandisland

Secret treaty is signed between the Secret treaty is signed between the two superpowerstwo superpowers

Soviets retire missile basesSoviets retire missile bases

Details-Soviet UnionDetails-Soviet Union

Throughout the summer of 1962 the Throughout the summer of 1962 the various soviet leaders and officers various soviet leaders and officers promised not to build any bases, promised not to build any bases, much less nuclear, in Cubamuch less nuclear, in Cuba

Secretly the U.S.S.R build these Secretly the U.S.S.R build these missile bases inside the islandmissile bases inside the island

Details-United States of Details-United States of AmericaAmerica

Aerial spy planes find Aerial spy planes find secret bases in Cubasecret bases in Cuba

More research find More research find that the U.S.S.R are that the U.S.S.R are behind thisbehind this

They make a sea-born They make a sea-born blockade around the blockade around the islandisland

Treaty is signed and Treaty is signed and the U.S retire missles the U.S retire missles from Turkeyfrom Turkey

TensionsTensions

The tensions between the U.S.A and the The tensions between the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R never became real because of the U.S.S.R never became real because of the fear of a nuclear war that would destroy fear of a nuclear war that would destroy the worldthe world

U.S.A’s OptionsU.S.A’s Options

President Kennedy President Kennedy and his national and his national security council security council came up with three came up with three options:options:

1. Attack the missile 1. Attack the missile bases in Cubabases in Cuba

2. Make a blockade 2. Make a blockade around the islandaround the island

3. Invade Cuba3. Invade Cuba

TreatyTreaty

The two The two superpowers of the superpowers of the time came to a time came to a conclusion: they conclusion: they would both take would both take back their nuclear back their nuclear missile bases (both missile bases (both of them had bases of them had bases nearby the nearby the enemy’s land)enemy’s land)

CubaCuba

The island was The island was basically used or basically used or managed without managed without caring for it’s caring for it’s interests, it was an interests, it was an intermediate to intermediate to U.S.A and U.S.A and U.S.S.R’s needsU.S.S.R’s needs

Analytical viewAnalytical view

Essence of Essence of Decision: Decision: Explaining the Explaining the Cuban Missile Cuban Missile CrisisCrisis is an  is an analysis, analysis, by political by political scientist Graham T. scientist Graham T. Allison, of Allison, of the Cuban Missile the Cuban Missile Crisis. Crisis.

Analytical viewAnalytical view Allison used the crisis Allison used the crisis

as a case study for as a case study for future studies into future studies into governmental decision-governmental decision-making. The book making. The book became the founding became the founding study of the John F. study of the John F. Kennedy School of Kennedy School of Government, and in Government, and in doing so revolutionized doing so revolutionized the field of the field of international relations. international relations.

What would’ve happenedWhat would’ve happened

If the crisis had If the crisis had developed into a developed into a nuclear war the nuclear war the consequences consequences would have been would have been unprecedented the unprecedented the world would have world would have been devastated if been devastated if not completely not completely destroyeddestroyed

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