In one paragraph, explain what you would have done to bring the Cuban Missile Crisis to an end and why you would make that decision, explain what President Kennedy did do to bring the Cuban Missile Crisis to an end, and compare and contrast what you would have done with what Kennedy actually did. How are they the same, how are they different?

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Devon Ramirez

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5 March, 21:00

In one paragraph, explain what you would have done to bring the Cuban Missile Crisis to an end and why you would make that decision, explain what President Kennedy did do to bring the Cuban Missile Crisis to an end, and compare and contrast what you would have done with what Kennedy actually did. How are they the same, how are they different?

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Micaela · Answer 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 brought the world close to a nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The political positions adopted by both sides nearly prevented a resolution, but at the last moment, a compromise was found and nuclear war averted.

Putting ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear weapons into Cuba salved the insecurities of two men. Although John F. Kennedy had claimed that the U. S. lagged behind the Soviet Union in nuclear capabilities when he campaigned for the presidency, Soviet Premier