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Communism and the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy’s Presidency

Election 1960 Controversy Televised debates Young and optimistic Catholic One of the closest elections in history “Ask not what your country can do for you— ask what you can do for your country.”

Space Race Soviets ahead in technological advances 1 st to orbit earth Sputnik Push for U.S. competition Apollo “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Berlin Wall Flood of Germans pouring into West Berlin Krushchev demands America leave Berlin  Kennedy refuses Wall built blocking movement between 2 sides of the city. Visible symbol of Cold War

Bay of Pigs Invasion Castro president Seeks aid from Soviets U.S. tries to train Cuban exiles to overthrow communist Castro Attack is failure and embarrassment for U.S.

Cuban Missile Crisis Soviets aiding Cuba American spy planes photograph long range missiles in Cuba Pose dangerous threat to U.S. cities America is in panic 3 options seem evident: Try to resolve diplomatically with Soviets Create a blockade against the Soviets stopping them from bringing any more weapons Military action: attack How should JFK respond to threat of nuclear war?

San Cristobal, Cuba Oct. 15, 1962

MRBM or SS4

IRBM or SS5

Range of missiles

Air strike/invasion of Cuba The US bombs and invades Cuba The Soviet Union attacks and takes over West Berlin NATO (including the US) go to war with the Soviet Union Both the Soviet Union and the US launch their nuclear missiles against each other

Estimated results of Nuclear War Each explosion produces a fireball which radiates intense light (flash) for about 10 seconds: all exposed combustible material ignites up to ranges of 2 to 5.5 miles; second degree burns to exposed skin and fires are produced up to 4 to 11.5 miles away. The atmospheric shock wave (blast) from each explosion causes partial or complete destruction of all buildings within 1 to 3 miles and causes moderate damage and 50% injuries or deaths at 3.5 to 9.5 miles in the 10 to 40 seconds following detonation. Ten hours later, in the U.S. about 110,000,000 people have died altogether. In the U.S.S.R. about 40,000,000 have been killed. A month later a total of 140,000,000 Americans have died

Diplomacy Khrushev realizes that he can push the US without the US responding He decides to test the US further and takes West Berlin NATO(including the US) declare war Both the Soviet Union and the US launch their nuclear missiles

Blockade-the actual decision If you were Khrushev, how would you respond to the US blockade? Khrushev denounced as act of war All ships carrying missiles were turned back Krushev sent a letter to JFK proposing that the USSR would dismantle its missiles in Cuba if the Americans removed their missile installations in Turkey. Secret communications between both leaders led to a diffusion of the situation.

What Now? Negotiations What does the US have to negotiate? Missiles in Turkey Remove blockade Promise not to invade Cuba