1. Cuban Missile Crisis

2. Deterrence: build up military/arms to prevent a war.
Bully complex: pick on a weaker person, but if strong, prevents from being picked on.

4. Colonization of Cuba Spanish Colony – Christopher Columbus in 1492
Series of rebellions began in the 19th century for Cuban independence
Spanish–American War –
1898 between Spain and the United States
Independence of Cuba
American Imperialism
Protect democracy
Dictators! And Corruption!
Phillippines, guam, Puerto rico, and cuba
America can intervene in cuba . Us had to occupy cuba

6. HE wanted a true independent Cuba, with no influences from outsiders
HE wanted a true independent Cuba, with no influences from outsiders. Including the US.
He started to destroy and remove any political opponents. He becomes a dictator himself.
Cuban Revolution –
Fidel Castro, communist revolutionary overthrew Batista regime and became the leader of Cuba.

7. Bay of Pigs Invasion
US sponsored rebels invaded Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro from ruling Cuba.
Unsuccessful attempt – embarrassment to the Presidency – John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Castro was afraid of another invasion – agreement with USSR, to allow Soviet Missiles in Cuba.

8. Nikita Khrushchev
First Secretary of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

12. EXCOMM
Executive Committee of the National Security Council, advise President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

13. Blockade – quarantine of Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days of negotiations between United States and the Soviet Union to remove the missiles in Cuba.
Blockade – quarantine of Cuba

15. Outcome
Soviets remove the missiles in Cuba and the US removed their missiles from Turkey
Khrushchev will lose popularity and will be replaced
I hate this guy!
Grrrrr~~~