Question

10 POINTS!! The Cuban Missile Crisis. United States and JFK's role. What happened? How did JFK react? What did JFK do?

Answer in your own words please. Complete sentences.

Answer 1

In a dramatic 18-minute television speech, JFK shocks Americans by revealing “unmistakable evidence” of the missile threat, and announces that the United States will prevent ships carrying weapons to reach Cuba, while demanding that the Soviets withdraw their missiles

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Answer 2

The Cuban missile crisis was when Cuba threatened Florida that they were going to shoot missiles in the 1960s, as Florida was only 90 miles away. There were tensions between the communist island and capitalist United States. John F. Kennedy informed Americans about the missile's presence and said he would handle the problem with military if needed. Though, this catastrophe was avoided when Cuba and America negotiated.