Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Kalinovka‚ Russia. Khrushchev was the politician who led the Soviet Union in part of the Cold War era. Khrushchev joined the Communist Party and fought in the Red Army during the Russian Revolution in 1918. He quickly rose up the party ranks‚ becoming a member of the Central Committee in 1934. On September 14‚ 1953‚ Khrushchev succeeded Joesph Stalin after his death in the beginning of the year. In a 1956 “secret speech‚” Khrushchev
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Saved the Day President John F. Kennedy was faced with tough decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Many of his advisors advocated a military assault on Cuba. With the power of hindsight‚ we now know that any type of invasion would have led to Cubans retaliating with ready short range nuclear weapons. The theory of brinksmanship and MAD (mutually assured destruction) did not seem to discourage or dissuade the Cubans‚ particularly Castro. JFK’s decision to merely blockade Cuba and seek diplomatic
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the 35th president of United States of America (USA)‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis during the period of October 14-28‚ 1963. It shows how JFK’s leadership saved the world from having World War III (WWIII)‚ or worse‚ Nuclear War. JFK’s crisis management and decision-making skills was tested during this period. He was under an extreme pressure‚ having the Cuban missiles were about to be ready to become operational and most of his Generals suggested him to launch a
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somehow seemed to tumble into war … through stupidity‚ individual idiosyncrasies‚ misunderstandings‚ and personal complexes of inferiority and grandeur” (49). Reflecting upon these miscalculations‚ Robert F. Kennedy’s Thirteen Days documents the Cuban Missile Crisis and catalogues the President’s contemplative action amidst potential disaster. Considering the misjudgment that drove conflict in the early twentieth century‚ and the socio-technological paradigm shift of war‚ President Kennedy found remedy
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wages were implemented; judges and politicians had their pay reduced while low-level civil servants saw theirs raised. In March 1959‚ Castro ordered rents for those who paid less than $100 a month halved‚ with measures implemented to increase the Cuban people’s purchasing powers; productivity decreased and the country’s financial reserves were drained within two years. Although
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situation. Once implemented‚ the standard operating procedures tends to be inflexible. The reliance on SOPs during the Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of poor foreign policy decision making during a time of crisis. With the use of different deception tactics‚ Soviet missiles were sent to Cuba in secrecy. Upon the arrival in Cuba‚ the Soviets failed to properly camouflage the missiles‚ their soldiers‚ and the barracks stationed in Cuba. The Soviets lack of secrecy and security is due to the bureaucracy
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intervention from the U.S.A.in 1961 he turned to the Soviet Union for support and requested for military assistance. The Soviet Union responded by sending troops to Cuba and they started putting up missile installations[ii] in retaliation the U.S.A sent spy planes over Cuba. These planes detected the missiles‚ situation became serious. Hence both countries come to the realisation that a nuclear war is very imminent‚ thereafter a series of treaties were agreed upon by both states.[iii] In his quest
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caused the Americans to bring in the policy of containment. Another cause of the Bay of Pigs was the revolutionary changes that occurred in Cuba when Fidel Castro came into power. An important consequence of the Bay of Pigs incident was the Cuban missile crisis. Another important consequence was when U.S.A and the USSR agreed on the molink test ban treaty. The United States declared the policy of containment in 1946. They used this policy to try stop and stall the spread of communism. Economic and
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inexperienced when it came to any crisis. Kennedy also increased forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The Cuban missile crisis in 1962 in which we came the closest to a nuclear conflict ‚ Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba and demanded the Soviets remove all
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The Cuban Dilemma • Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro declares himself communist - seizes U.S. properties; Eisenhower cuts off diplomatic relations • 10% of Cuban population goes into exile; mostly to U.S. The Bay of Pigs • Cuban exiles‚ CIA plan invasion to topple Castro • Plans go wrong; exile forces killed‚ taken prisoner • JFK pays ransom in food‚ medicine; mission is public embarrassment The Cuban Missile Crisis • Nikita Khrushchev sends weapons to Cuba‚ including nuclear missiles • JFK
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