Cuban Missle Crisus
In the beginning, John F. Kennedy’s invasion of Cuba seemed as though it would be a major victory for the United States. Kennedy’s involvement in Cuba soon turned into a crisis, not only with Cuba, but also with the Soviet Union. Although there was no real evidence that the U.S. would be successful at the Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs), Kennedy went ahead and approved the mission anyway. At Vienna, President Kennedy admitted he had made a mistake at the Bay of Pigs; he did not promise that he would not attempt another air strike or invasion. Tensions arose with the Soviet Union when missiles were sent into Cuba, ninety miles off the shore of Florida. Fearful of another attack on Cuba, the Soviet Union set up these missiles in Cuba for two reasons. One was a defense against the United States, and another was to “redress the strategic balance by locating missiles close to America.” The mistake of John F. Kennedy at the Bay of Pigs caused tensions among the Soviet Union, Cub!a and the United States, which eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hostility between the U.S. and Cuba began with provisions of the Agrarian Reform Act. These provisions resulted in unreasonable investments for American businesses in Cuba. “Ha
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Approximate Word count = 1944
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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