Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban missile crisis was a very tensive time for the U.S with Russia storing ICBM'S in Cuba. JFK was very serious about this Because the Missiles would have been operational in 13 days if they had not stopped them in 7. The Missiles would Have been able to reach and detonate in the U.S in less then 5 minutes That caused very serious tension in America If Cuba had launched Thier Missiles we would be in a Nuclear Holocaust. This world, our world that we live, breath, and eat in would have changed as we know it completley. I for one am truly happy that The Cuban Missile crisis was solved before MY time.

U.S.A, and The Cold war, go hand in hand.

Containment, that was the issue with the U.S they wanted countries to remain anti-communistic. But they knew they couldnt stop all of them. THe only thing that blew it out of proportion was the Domino theory. This led them to believe that communism would spread all over if one country "fell" to communism. The U.S government had a bad way of thinking of communism, adn yet they were very hippocriticle by saying that the U.S was open to any new form of government. This caused people to dread that the U.S would soon turn communistic by one country falling to communism. For bieng this involved in forign affairs. we forgot to realize instead of stop countrys from becoming communistic, we should have instead converted undecided countrys to Democracy Increasing the amount of Nations under democracy making it look better than communism.

Analysis

The cold war was a very decietful and cruel war that didnt nd until the late 90's.
It caused suffering for both sides living in constant fear and agony towards theyre government. This not only caused corruption and blackmail but the loyalty of U.S citizens was fading very rapidly. I believe as a person that this war was selfish and wrong for both sides. They both acted like children in an Adult matter. Threatining each other with bombs and war, and that just sickens me. Niether side showed any sign of improvement of social affairs between the two superpowers. It was as they said a worlds end both sides saying, they are better, they are more advanced. Taking things out of hand such as teddy roosevelts quote:"speak sof and carry a big stick, you will go far" They decided that means Whoever can end the world faster wins. Thats my analysis of the cold war.