WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cuban missile crisis was perhaps the greatest test of John F. Kennedy’s presidency, and while he and Khrushchev were able to achieve a peaceful resolution, the crisis had a number of far-reaching historical consequences.

Detailed explanation-2: -In October 1962, the Kennedy Administration faced its most serious foreign policy crisis. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev saw an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the Soviet Union and Fidel Castro’s Cuba and make good its promise to defend Cuba from the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1962 the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. The confrontation that followed, known as the Cuban missile crisis, brought the two superpowers to the brink of war before an agreement was reached to withdraw the missiles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Though Kennedy is most to blame in terms of the increasing in hostility in the region, Khrushchev was the individual that created the crisis as it existed. Kennedy’s actions were a direct cause of Soviet interference, yet Khrushchev’s decision to place nuclear weapons on the island is the cause of the crisis.

Detailed explanation-5: -John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961-1963) Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (1958-1964) Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976)