By: Cody Bannister

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• By Cody Bannister

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• Library.thinkquest.org. Retrieved February 11,
  2008, from library.thinkquest.org Web site
  http//library.thinkquest.org/18355/media/t11-025.
  jpgnkquest.org
• Image The Cuban Missile Crisis. Retrieved
  February 12, 2008, from Image The Cuban Missile
  Crisis Web site http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imag
  eThe_Cuba_Missile_Crisis.jpg
• Photo Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S.
  President John F. Kennedy. Retrieved February 16,
  2008, from Photo Soviet Premier Nikita
  Khrushchev and U.S. President John F. Kennedy Web
  site http//www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/b/eur/79059
  .htm
• Cuban Missile Crisis. Retrieved February 19,
  2008, from Cuban Missile Crisis Web site
  http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcubanmiss
  ile.htm

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• The two countries involved in the Cuban Missile
  Crisis were the United States and the Soviet
  Union. Cuba was also partially involved because
  the Soviet Union placed its short-ranged missiles
  there.

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• The United States had an advantage over the
  Soviet Union for a while because they had better
  weapons and the United States was bigger.
• Although the Soviet Union also had a small
  advantage. The Soviet Union had moved some of
  there nuclear weapons into Cuba.
• This frightened the United States a little.
  Some of the civilians of Cuba didnt like their
  new government and had moved to the United
  States. Because of this, the United States had
  some inside information on the Soviet Unions
  plans in Cuba.

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• The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during the
  year of 1962 when John F. Kennedy was president.
  The crisis was only fourteen days long, but was
  the closest to ever come to a nuclear war. The
  crisis lasted from October 15 - October 29, 1962.
  The crisis also happened in the middle of the
  Cold War.

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• Cuban Missile Crisis
• October Crisis
• Caribbean Crisis

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• The United States was much bigger and richer
  than the Soviet Union. This helped the U.S.
  build bigger and better weapons. The United
  States also had a better leader, President John
  F. Kennedy. Since the Soviet Union had started
  constructing nuclear missiles in Cuba, the United
  States started constructing missiles in Turkey.
  The United States also had a U-2 spy plane that
  had flown over Cuba and was shot down. After
  that Khrushchev, the Soviet Union leader, had
  demanded the removal of U.S. missiles in Turkey
  for the removal of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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• Since the United States and the Soviet Union
  disliked each other, each wanted a way to protect
  themselves. The Soviet Union could only
  construct short-ranged missiles, therefore they
  decided to place them in Cuba. The United States
  missiles however could already reach the Soviet
  Unions territory. Once the United States found
  out about the missiles in Cuba, President Kennedy
  demanded the removal of Soviet missiles from
  Cuba. When the Soviet Unions leader, Premier
  Nikita Khrushchev, denied Kennedys demand, the
  United States placed missiles in Turkey. When
  Khrushchev found out about the missiles in
  Turkey, he made an agreement with Kennedy for the
  removal of missiles from Cuba in exchange for the
  removal of missiles in Turkey.

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• The Soviet Union was a country that has always
  had problems with United States of America. They
  were also a smaller country. The Soviet Union
  was also not as wealthy. Therefore, they could
  not build as good of weapons as the United
  States. They could only construct missiles that
  could reach Europe and not the United States.
  This is the reason why they invaded Cuba and
  began constructing new missiles there until
  President John F. Kennedy found out from photos
  that were taken of the missiles.

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• The research I have gathered consists of people
  involved, countries involved, when it happened,
  what it was about, and why it happened. I have
  also gathered websites. From the research, I
  have learned more than I already knew about the
  Cuban Missile Crisis.

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• Google
• Wikipedia

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• There were three countries involved in the
  crisis the United States, the Soviet Union, and
  Cuba. Two main people that were in the crisis
  were President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita
  Khrushchev. These two men were the ones who
  saved the world from the first nuclear war.

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• President Kennedy had learned about the crisis
  in September, just a little before the real
  thing. He told the Soviet Union to stop
  transporting offensive weapons over to Cuba, but
  they didnt listen and just kept constructing.
  He then received a letter from Premier Nikita
  Khrushchev that said that they would shoot down
  any U-2 aircrafts that flew over Cuba. Now in
  fear, he thought about how it would affect
  democratic votes. He knew that if he did
  something wrong, the democrats would not have a
  chance of winning the election. So, in fear of
  democrats never being elected president again he
  chose to try and do something about the
  situation. He had a private meeting with
  Khrushchev a couple of times and things were
  going good. When the Soviet Union finally agreed
  to take missiles out of Cuba when the United
  States started constructing missiles in Turkey to
  hit the Soviet Union.

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• The Soviet Union and United States didnt get
  along great at the time and therefore, Khrushchev
  started constructing missiles in Cuba to nuke the
  United States. Once the United States found out
  he threatened them by sending a letter stating he
  would shoot down all U-2 planes that come near
  Cuba. A little later on, he and John F. Kennedy
  had a meeting over the crisis. Afterwards when
  he found out about the missiles in Turkey
  pointing toward the Soviet Union he gave in to an
  agreement of the removal of missiles in Cuba for
  the removal of missiles in Turkey.

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• From this Conflict and Compromise project, I
  learned what happened, why it happened, and who
  was involved.
• The Cuban Missile Crisis was a war that came
  close to using nuclear weapons between the United
  States and the Soviet Union. It might have only
  lasted fourteen days but imagine what could have
  happened had it lasted longer.
• The Soviet Union had placed launching missiles
  in Cuba to nuke the United States. After
  President Kennedy found out from a U-2 spy plane,
  he took action and demanded removal of the
  missiles. When they declined he placed missiles
  in Turkey.
• The countries involved were the United States
  and the Soviet Union. The two main people
  involved in the crisis were President John F.
  Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

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• The Cuban Missile Crisis was the first war to
  ever come close to using nuclear weapons. It
  lasted for fourteen days from October 15 -
  October 29, 1962. The two main countries
  involved were the United States and Soviet Union,
  although, Cuba also played a small role.
• The crisis could have lasted longer but because
  of two people, President John F. Kennedy and
  Premier Nikita Khrushchev, it only lasted
  fourteen days. When Kennedy found out about the
  missiles in Cuba he demanded the removal of them.
  Once Khrushchev denied Kennedys demand, Kennedy
  had the United States start constructing missiles
  in Turkey. When Khrushchev found out he decided
  that he would remove missiles from Cuba if the
  United States removed missiles from Turkey.