Over the course of 13 days in October 1962, Kennedy avoided war with the ... The negotiation would come to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis and would be one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies.

On 1st January, 1959, Cuban's right-wing government led by the dictator General Batista, was overthrown. Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. Political and economic tension rose between Cuba and the ...

For 13 days in October of 1962, the world teetered on the brink ... Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded. » VIDEO PREVIEW: Leadership in a nuclear ...

This course examines the period of crises and détente in the Cold War between the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The course centres on how markets, ideas, ...

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Kennedy, Robert F. (1969) 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. May, Ernest R. and Philip Zelikow (eds) (2002) The Kennedy Tapes: ...

28, No. 3, Winter 1976 THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS AND SOVIET NAVA... Since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the Soviet Navy has developed a well-equipped, flexible, offensive force. Shedding its former ...

Over the course of 13 days in October 1962, Kennedy avoided war with the ... The negotiation would come to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis and would be one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies.

The crisis that developed over Cuba in October 1962 almost resulted in nuclear war ... American investment controlled much of Cuban business, and the country's economy relied on sales of sugar ...