Executive committee meeting of the national security council on the cuban missile crisis 102 11. Lesson%20planswebsites%20us%20relations%20with%20cuba. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. Cuba and the missile crisis article pdf available in journal of latin american studies 2212. The program uses documentary footage to reconstruct step by stepthe events which brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear war in october 1962.
Oct 23, 2014 bbc history file film on the cuban missile crisis. Cia special national intelligence estimate, major consequences of certain u. During the cuban missile crisis, kennedys advisors discussed many options regarding how they might respond to the installation of soviet missiles in cuba. The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis of 1962 spanish. In accordance with section 504 of the rehabilitation act. Kenworth y and othe rs, revie w of the cuban crisis, new yo rk ti mes, novemb er 3, 196 2.
Review kennedys policy options in the face of the cuban missile crisis. During the cuban missile crisis nuclear weapons in cuba were aimed at the us, and at the same time nuclear weapons in the us were aimed at cuba. The cuban missile crisis international strategic and. American trained cuban exiles launch unsuccessful invasion at the bay of pigs in cuba. Brams theory of moves were eyeball to eyeball, and i think the other fellow just blinked were the eerie words of secretary of state dean rusk at the height of the cuban missile crisis in october 1962. But the cuban missile crisis did not replicate on the beach, and so thoughts about a cuban missile war passed unobtrusively into history. Just prior to the cuban missile crisis, it appeared that the soviet union was winning. Meeting on the cuban missile crisis 512 near midnight.
The characteristics of these new missile sites indicate two distinct types of installations. Support your decision with two pieces of evidence from the background of the situation and important opinions to consider 1. Why we should still study the cuban missile crisis united states. Kennedy and soviet premier nikita khrushchev, were able to prevent the worstcase scenario from taking place.
Considering its place in cold war history was developed by the choices for the 21st century education program with the assistance of the research staff of the thomas j. President kennedy and secretary of defense mcnamara in an excomm meeting. The cuban missile crisis was a major event of the cold war that took place during john. The cuban missile crisis 1 the cuban missile crisis john f. Documents declassified and released in 1998 now reveal that signals intelligence.
The collection in this volume includes many of cias most important documents on the cuban missile crisis. In 1992, ahead of the cuban missile crisiss 30th anniversary, i was working on a story about the crisis and the cia was releasing a number of new documents, so i. Order an air strike against the missile sites with no prior warning. My name is kevin kirby, and i will be your chair during umassmunxi.
Kennedy convened an informal group of cabinet officials and top civilian and military advisors the ex comm to consider and plan an appropriate response. A fourth group plays president kennedy as he questions the groups and evaluates the options presented. The cuban missile crisis was one of the major climaxes of the cold war, bringing the world the closest it has ever been to a nuclear war. Cuban missile crisisstrategic consideration, october 1962. Missiles in cuba can beaflexible component in any secondarylevelsocial studies course, particularly u. Click download or read online button to get the cuban missile crisis book now. Cuban documents on the cuban missile crisis wilson center. It was a proxy conflict around cuba it began when the soviet union ussr began building missile sites in cuba in 1962. In chapter five, they explain that the basic unit of analysis or the explanandumunit of analysis, is governmental action as political resultant. It is a debate that persists today whenever a govern. In russia, it is known as the caribbean crisis russian. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the pdf images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents. Distribute the handout october 1962 to students and ask them to read it. Cuban missile crisis page 2 1 the cuban missile crisis.
Yet the late cuban leader fidel castro, us president john f. You will be faced with options that all seem bleak it is your task to. These historical documents are pdf images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified. The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was one of the turning points of. The cuban missile crisis the bay of pigs invasion the 1961 bay of pigs invasion was an unsuccessful attempt at invasion following the cuban revolution that saw fidel castro come to power it was planned and funded by the united states the invasion was carried out by armed cuban exiles in southwest cuba. Each of the three strategies had supporters within excomm and each was carefully weighed by president kennedy. Drawing on previously undiscovered archival materials and interviews with soviet and american veterans of the crisis, michael dobbs has taken a fresh look at the history of those fateful thirteen days. Indeed, on the fever chart of these fortyfive years. Welcome to union of soviet socialist republics cuban missile crisis committee. Cuban missile crisis simple english wikipedia, the free.
Cuban missile crisisstrategic consideration, october 1962 pdf dbva. Oct 26, 2015 in 1992, ahead of the cuban missile crisiss 30th anniversary, i was working on a story about the crisis and the cia was releasing a number of new documents, so i received a number of the photos. Kennedy 1 overview on october 16, 1962, president john f. Cia documents on the cuban missile crisis, 1962 central intelligence. While participants and historians of the crisis never tire of recalling its details and its dangers, the majority of the generation that lived. This curriculum unit also draws on an earlier text published by the choices for the. His views present a counterargument to those advanced by henry. The program uses documentary footage to reconstruct step by stepthe events which brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of nuclear war in.
The cuban missile crisis belfer center for science and. John e kennedy library president kennedy leads a session of excomm during the missile crisis. This game tree models how the two actors would have considered their decisions. Kennedy john swift examines the events that led the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. Second holocaust had it not been for the downing of the u2, the cuban missile crisis of october 1962 might never have come about. The cuban missile crisis database of k12 resources.
Considering its place in cold war history was developed by the choices for the 21st century education project with the assistance of the research staff of the thomas j. Meeting with the congressional leadership on the cuban missile crisis 58 tuesday, october 23, 1962 102 10. As we come up towards the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis, there are several new books coming out commemorating the crisis, adding new information and interpretation, and taking fresh looks at what history remembers as the most dangerous crisis of the nuclear age. The aim of this lesson is to analyse the causes and consequences of the cuban missile crisis, its significance and its effect on future relations between the usa and ussr during the cold war. While hia description of the use ofsroarr in this crisis remaiaiofu. Kennedy learned that the soviets had placed mediumrange missiles in cuba and were building more sites. Fidel castro centre for international governance innovation. In contemporary times, literary and cinematic interpretations of the cuban missile crisis have still excluded a cuban perspective in their material. Ten lessons from the cuban missile crisis 5 conclusion 10 about the report few events have been as studied and analyzed as the cuban missile crisis. Welch distill the best current scholarship on the cuban missile crisis into a brief narrative history. T he complete sto ry of the cuban crisis new y ork, 1963.
With the push of a button on either side, a nuclear. National security council meeting on the cuban missile crisis 40 5. The cuban missile war was the most devastating war in world history. Several of them include medium range ballistic missiles, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead for a distance of more than 1,000 nautical miles. An american spy plane eventually discovered the existence of missile sites off the coast of cuba, sparking what would come to be known as the cuban missile crisis.
The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 is generally regarded as the most serious. The cuban missile crisis was precipitated by a soviet attempt in october 1962 to install mediumrange and intermediaterange nucleararmed ballistic missiles in cuba that were capable of hitting a large portion of the united states. In contemporary times, literary and cinematic interpretations of the cuban missile crisis have still excluded a. The estimated number of north american deaths was upwards of 200 million. Executed by the bolivian army in 1967, he has since been regarded as. Dec 14, 2019 the aim of this lesson is to analyse the causes and consequences of the cuban missile crisis, its significance and its effect on future relations between the usa and ussr during the cold war.
The pentagon, opposed to any film that might undermine public enthusiasm for nuclear weapons, refused to cooperate. I am currently a sophomore political science major at the university of massachusettsamherst. The cuban missile crisis was a time of heightened confrontation between the soviet union, the united states, and cuba during the cold war. Aftermath two sided outline of the three key figures. True test of a leader how well does he perform in a crisis cuban missile 2. In united states historiography, the importance of cuba in the cuban missile crisis has been marginalized by the threat of soviet made military hardware in the western hemisphere. On october 26, the national archives made public more than 2,800 files relating to the 1963 assassination of. Institute for international studies, scholars at brown university, and other experts in the field. Oct 15, 2012 fifty years after the cuban missile crisis, many people find it hard to believe that the confrontation could have pushed the us and soviet union to nuclear war. Nsa and the cuban missile crisis national security agency.
Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba. The cuban missile crisis download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Fifty years after the cuban missile crisis, many people find it hard to believe that the confrontation could have pushed the us and soviet union to nuclear war. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Cuban missile crisis joint crisis committee umass mun 2012. Lessons drawn from the cuban missile crisis, or interpretations of it, continue to. As the article on the cuban missile crisis describes, both the u. Political discuss your decisions with a partner, then share your thoughts with the rest of the class.
Institute for international studies at brown university. A series of resources about the cuban missile crisis. Add air force and navy campaigns for the 1962 cuban missile crisis upgrade to a mounted 11x17 tactical display description. Double, perhaps even quadruple that number of soviet, eastern european, and chinese citizens perished, and no one had any reliable data on how many western europeans, africans, asians, australians, and others were killed by the radioactive fallout as it. Washington, dc, october 16, 2012 fifty years after president kennedy considered invading cuba to take out soviet missiles during the cuban missile crisis, newly declassified pentagon documents published today by the national security archive describe the potentially catastrophic risks of the invasion including 18,500 american casualties in the first 10 days, even without any nuclear explosions. The cuban missile crisis began for the united states on the morning of october 16, when president kennedy was informed of the discovery of missile sites in cuba by u2 surveillance aircraft. Briefly remind students of the historical context of the cold war, the bay of pigs invasion, and the tensions between the united states, the soviet union, and cuba. Meeting with the joint chiefs of staff on the cuban missile crisis 578 saturday, october 20, 1962 599 2. Kennedy demanded that all nuclear missiles be removed from cuba and blockaded the island to prevent further deliveries of nuclear warheads. Pdf a general explanation of the cuban missile crisis.
Pdf this chapter develops a new explanation of the cuban missile. Eisenhowers reluctant adventurism to use a favorite marxist word plunged us into the most dangerous period of the cold war. Considering its place in cold war history offers students a broad understanding of the consequences and dynamics of the cold war. Che guevara was a prominent communist figure in the cuban revolution who went on to become a guerrilla leader in south america. Cuban intelligence was in contact with oswald, praised his shooting ability. President kennedy and the cuban missile crisis national. Supplementary documents to the cuban missile crisis. Days of decision by cath senker in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. As soviet ships headed toward cuba with missiles on board, president kennedy assembled a group of highlevel personnel to. It is broken down into a simple form for basic understanding. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The authors draw on newly available documents to provide a comprehensive treatment of its causes, events, consequences, and significance. What follows below is a selection of some of the most sig nificant, highlevel. Phantom leader places you in command of a us air force or us navy tactical fighter squadron in vietnam between 1964 and 1972.
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