Do Now: Interpret this quote: Focus Question: Why did the Soviet Union remove their nuclear missiles from Cuba in 1962? Do Now: Interpret this quote: “Someone once said that World War Three would be fought with atomic weapons and the next war with sticks and stones.”   -Robert F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

JFK emerged in the U.S. as a more mature and thoughtful leader. Results of Cuban Missile Crisis JFK emerged in the U.S. as a more mature and thoughtful leader. The US and USSR moved towards détente (diplomacy to lessen tensions). 1963: US and USSR signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - the first nuclear weapons agreement, it ended aboveground nuclear tests.

How did U.S. actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis demonstrate America’s commitment to the policy of containment?

The U.S. pledged to stop the spread of communism around the world Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban Missile Crisis Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine Berlin Airlift Containment The U.S. pledged to stop the spread of communism around the world