At the turn of the twentieth century, the world witnessed a horrendous war that resulted in a staggering amount of human casualties. World War One was basically the first full world scale industrial and mechanized war, in which nations all over the world got their opportunity to try out some new weapons and military tactics. Because of the devastation's left to Europe and to the rest of the world from WWI, the League of Nations was created. Idealized mainly by the United States Presiden

Following the Second World War, two superpowers began to build up their military in fear and to protect themselves. Immediately after the Second World War was ended with the horrific atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the whole world, especially the United States and the Soviet Union, saw power of nuclear bombs. This ignited an arms race in which the main two powers, the United States and the Soviet Union tried to produce more quantity and more efficient nuclear bombs. With the development of such instantaneous destructive capabilities, the United States and the Soviet Union's line of defense was turning towards nuclear deterrence. Deterrence in that if a nation decided to abuse or attack the United States or the Soviet Union, they may have to encounter a nuclear devastation. Soon enough though, the United States and the Soviet Union have developed enough nuclear power to cause a MAD situation. This situation is known as "mutually assured destruction", which means if the two superpowers were engaged in a full-scale nuclear war, both sides would have enough power to virtually destroy one another. A possible Armageddon situation like this nearly erupted in January 1959. The closest the world ever came to an all out open war, occurred over the island of Cuba. In Cuba shortly after the new revolutionary leader Fidel Castro seized control of the government, the American government imposed a strict economic blockade against them because Cuba was now a threat with their left-wing political system. Unable to cope with the blockade, Cuba turned to the Soviet Union who became close diplomatic relations. Disturbed of the Soviet Union's new sphere of influence, the United States attempted an invasion in Cuba to attempt to overthrow the government. Under John F. Kennedy, the invasion known as the Bay of Pigs was poorly organized and the Cubans successfully held off the Americans. Thinking that the Americans were weak with its recent attempted invasion on Cuba, Khrushchev, the Soviet Union's leader tried a risky policy of "brinkmanship," seeing how far he could push the Americans. Since Cuba is less than 144 kilometers from Florida, the Soviets began smuggling in medium range nuclear weapons that all had the capability of reaching every major city in the United States. Kennedy was quickly informed with the help of a U-2 plane that spotted nuclear weapons and launch sites, and immediately knew there was some serious Soviet intentions. Quickly, the United States put a naval blockade around Cuba, in which John F. Kennedy stated to the American people that no ships with any military equipment were allowed t

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