Cuban Missile Crisis By Bryce Faber - 999 Words

Cuban Missile Crisis Bryce Faber The Cuban Missile crisis in October of 1962 was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. Over thirteen October days, the U.S. and the Soviet Union faced off over Nuclear missile sites found on Cuba 90 miles from the Florida shore. These two world superpowers locked horns in what became known as the Cold War. The Cuban Missile crisis was the climactic showdown in which John F. Kennedy and Nikita Krushchev Made decisions that would affect the fate of all mankind and the wrong one could end the world as we know it. Before the rise of Cuban communism, the United states had established close economic ties with Cuba since the early 1800’s when Spanish-Controlled Cuba was a leading supplier of sugar cane and a thriving center for trade. Due to the Spanish American war, there was not much trade going through Cuba, which crushed its economy. After the Spanish-American war, The victorious America entered an amendment in which it gave itself the right to intervene in Cuban affairs going forward. Many American businesses invested in Cuba, which eventually made Cuba largely owned by American companies and largely controlled by the American government. By the 1950’s, Cuba seemed to have the highest standard of living in Latin America and became a hot destination for tourists. Many people in Cuba did not believe that American involvement was a positive thing and that although it brought a high standard of