The Cuban crisis is considered the culmination of the Cold War or the most dangerous Cold War crisis.
Explanation:
- In Cuba, the revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro, took power in 1959 after years of struggle.
- The US did not want to allow the communist regime to emerge on the American continent, so US President John F. Kennedy approved a plan to oust Castro from power.
- Financial and military assistance was provided to refugee supporters of the deposed regime who tried to overthrow Castro and regain power.
- However, their landing in the Bay of Pigs in Cuba at the beginning of 1961 ended in failure. Castro then decided to seek USSR help because he assumed the next American attempt to overthrow him was only a matter of time.
- Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev readily approved assistance with money and military equipment. Among other things, the Soviets installed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
- Kennedy soon demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of Cuba. For the next week, consciousness was on the verge of nuclear war.
- Aware of their responsibility, Khrushchev and Kennedy sought to end the crisis without the use of force. They communicated directly, through letters, but also through mediators. In the dangerous game of nerves that made the whole world tremble, Khrushchev first gave in.
- He ordered the withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba, and in return Kennedy pledged that the U.S. military would not attempt an invasion of the island.
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