Cuban Missile Crisis
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Cold War
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Latin American History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C., Cuba, West Indies
- Date: October 22-28, 1962
Article abstract: At the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union risk nuclear confrontation.
Summary of Event
When Fidel Castro’s revolutionary July 26 Movement assumed power in Cuba in 1959, it marked the end of U.S. political and economic dominance over the island. Ever since the late nineteenth century, the United States, supported by loyal Cuban politicians, had enjoyed control over all Cuba’s commerce and industry. Castro, however, refused to adhere to U.S. interests, and as a result, the United States attempted to...
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