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Line 1: − + + + + + + + − The [[United States]] discovered that the [[Soviet Union]] was installing offensive missiles and air bases in [[Cuba]]. President [[John Kennedy]] demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles. To ensure this happened he sent a blockade to the island. Eventually, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet premier at the time, backed down to avoid a war with the United States.
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Lastng fourteen days from October 14-28 1962, the Cuban Missle Crisis marked a pinnacle of [[Cold War]] tension.
Lastng fourteen days from October 14-28 1962, the Cuban Missle Crisis marked a pinnacle of [[Cold War]] tension.
The president of Cuba and the premier of Russia had made a pact.
At the time, satellite technology was in its infancy. The U.S. Military had a few satellites in orbit and it was their photography that alerted the United States to the situation. Nuclear missles would soon be able to launch and strike the U.S. within seconds of launch. [[John Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]] was a young and inexperienced president at the time, it happened early in his term.
The [[United States]] discovered that the [[Soviet Union]] was installing offensive missiles and air bases in [[Cuba]]. President Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles. To ensure this happened he sent a blockade to the island. Eventually, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet premier at the time, backed down to avoid a war with the United States.
[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:United States History]]