Cuban Missile Crisis.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Foreign Policy in the Early 1960s

Advertisements

Cuban Missile Crisis. Background Cuba, small island, 90 miles from FL Cuba, small island, 90 miles from FL U.S. businesses controlled much of Cuba, U.S.

 US supported a very unpopular Cuban dictator  The people began to revolt and Fidel Castro led the revolution and came to power  At first Castro.

How safe was the world in 1960?. How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism? Case Study 1: Cuba.

President Kennedy Soviet Premier Khrushchev Cuban Leader Fidel Castro.

Discussion What is Cuba's location in relationship to the United States? Cuba is close to Florida in the United States.

Why did America become involved in Cuba?

What were the main causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

The Bay of Pigs 1959: Fidel Castro (a communist and ally of the Soviet Union) came in to power in Cuba The U.S. did not trust Castro and planned to overthrow.

Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis. Fidel Castro 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista and became leader of Cuba 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew.

Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Cold War – Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Cuban Missile Crisis: What happened? SWBAT: IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. HOMEWORK: “FILL IN THE FOLLOWING GAPS” ON THE BACK.

The Cuban Missile Crisis. The “Alliance for Progress” President John F. Kennedy hoped to improve relations with Latin America to prevent the spread of.

Kennedy Chapter 48 Section 3. Class Starter Write down one question you have about Kennedy’s domestic policies, or the Spectrum.

Lesson 4 – Cuban Missile Crisis Essential Question What impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis have on Cold War relations? Learning Outcomes - Students will:

Overview of President Kennedy, The Cold War, and Cuba.

Cuban Revolution Timeline:  1952 – Batista Coup  1953 – Castro launches first rebellion; fails.  1956 – Castro begins guerilla war against Batista.

THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS Origins The ‘Thirteen Days’ Consequences.

Learning Targets 1.Describe why the USSR planned to place missiles in Cuba. 2.Analyze different, possible actions the U.S. could take to respond to the.

Cuban Missiles Crisis 1962 Lesson starter: In what ways were America involved in Cuba? (3 marks)

Cuban Missile Crisis.

Mr. Koch US History B Forest Lake High School  1959 – Fidel Castro overthrew US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista Took over private property (including.

The Cuban Missile Crisis Objective: What were the causes and consequences?

Arms Race Harry and Jen.

Cuban Missile Crisis: Success for USA Nuclear weapons which threatened USA removed from Cuba. Gaining a trade partner – After USA would not trade with.

 What were some differences between West and East Germany?  **Q.O.D.’s are due on FRIDAY** - 25 points  (6 th bell will be collected Thursday)  Number.

Kennedy and The Cold War

Cold War Part II Page 27 East Germany - especially East Berlin became the focus of the Cold War.

Kennedy and the Cold War. President John F. Kennedy takes over the Cold War in the 1960’s – The 1960 election changes politics First Roman Catholic president.

Cuba and the Missile Crisis. Cuban Revolution ( ) resulted in the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista and the creation of a new communist government.

Unit 8—Chapters The Civil Rights Movement, JFK, and LBJ CSS 11.10,

JFK. JOHN F. KENNEDY  Kennedy defeats Nixon  TV debates propel Kennedy to victory  New era in American politics: the television age.

Revolution in Cuba by the early 1950s, U.S. corporations

The Bay of Pigs Invasion & The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missiles Crisis 1962 Lesson starter: In what ways were America involved in Cuba? (3 marks) Today we will understand the Cuban Missiles Crisis.

Goals of the Bay of Pigs Invasion  The United States government was disturbed when Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959 and developed ties to the Soviet.

THE COLD WAR: CUBA BBS 20 th Century History. BACKGROUND  Cuba was the site of many Cold War confrontations.  The missile crisis is a direct example.

The Kennedy and Johnson Years ( ) I. BaY OF BIGS INVASION 1. U.S. Plan to overthrow Communist (Fidel Castro) in Cuba. a. CIA trained Anti-Castro.

What was the 3 rd Hot Spot in the Cold War! Cuban Missile Crisis!

Cuban Missile Crisis. April 1st Do Now: Your FINAL ‘What’s My Plan’ Wednesday. Do Now: Your FINAL ‘What’s My Plan’ Wednesday. This time you will pick.

Problems in Cuba Chapter 23 Section 2. Castro’s Cuba  The U.S. had worried about Cuba ever since revolutionary leader Fidel Castro took over in 1959.

Word Scramble BUAC – Cuba STROAC – Castro GUARS – Sugar YBA FO GPSI – Bay of Pigs SILEMSI – Missile Stretch and Challenge Once you have unscramble the.

Kennedy’s New Policy re: Communism Flexible Response : Designed to give President many options for dealing with communism.

Aim #72: Did Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis bring the U.S. to the brink of war? Do now! Please read the “Excerpt from Eisenhower’s Farewell.

Castro’s Cuba 1950’s- Cuba ruled by an unpopular dictator, Batista- who the U.S. supported. Cuban resentment led to an overthrow led by Fidel Castro, who.

The Cuban Missile Crisis October 14 – October 28, 1962.

Kennedy and the Cold War. President John F. Kennedy takes over the Cold War in the 1960’s – The 1960 election changes politics First Roman Catholic president.

Cold War-Trouble with Cuba 90 miles away…. The Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by US-backed Cuban exiles to.

Overview of President Kennedy, The Cold War, and Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis.

What was the 3rd Hot Spot in the Cold War!

The Cold War comes to the Americas

Why was there a Cuban Missile Crisis?

Why did Cuba become such a threat to the USA?

Standard USHC-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of World War II on the United States and the nation’s subsequent role in the.

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Bay of Pigs The Cuban Missile Crisis (October Crisis), 1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Mr S. Fitzgerald.

Chapter 22: The Kennedy and Johnson Years

Names of people: Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Mr D Vaughan St Flannan’s College Ennis

What was the 3rd Hot Spot in the Cold War!

Aim: How Did the Cold War Almost Turn Hot in Cuba?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Aim: How Did the Cold War Almost Turn Hot in Cuba?

Presentation transcript:

Cuban Missile Crisis

Key Players

Where is Cuba?

Why is Cuba important? Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Sea. It is 90 miles (144km) away from Florida (USA) It was considered the ‘backyard’ of USA. Americans dominated Cuba- went there for holidays and had big businesses there. USA even had a large military base at Guantanamo Bay

Why is Cuba important? The geographical position of Cuba is important. Cuba is situated in Latin America, close to the poorer countries such as Mexico and Colombia. These are the poor South American countries who are susceptible to the communist ideology. Think: Domino theory?

Why is Cuba important? In 1959, it all went badly wrong for USA. It had been supporting Batista who had been ruler of Cuba- he was corrupted and unpopular but he was not a communist. Fidel Castro, a Communist, led a successful revolution against Batista. Soviet leader, Khrushchev was pleased that there is a communist state in USA’s ‘backyard’ and he supplied Cuba with food, advisors and weapons.

Why is Cuba important? USA refused to accept Castro’s government. Banned all trading activities with Cuba. CIA- led assassination attempts against Castro Cuba turned to USSR as a trading partner- exporting sugar and importing oil >> Castro drew closer to USSR in the face of rejection from USA

Background to CMC The Cuban Missiles Crisis lasted for 14 days, a point in time which is believed to have the closest that the world has come to a nuclear war. US spy planes photographed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This discovery led to US President, Kennedy to deploy troops and US nuclear missiles to Florida and also imposed a naval blockade around Cuba.

Photos taken from US spy planes

Causes of Cuban Missiles Crisis USSR’s retaliation to US missiles in Turkey Protect Cuba- a fellow Communist country Cuba’s fear of US invasion

1.USSR’s retaliation to US missiles in Turkey US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey as both countries had a formal alliance. These missiles were a threat to USSR as Turkey was geographically close by. Khrushchev was determined to find allies near USA to build similar nuclear missiles sites. Why? To unsettle USA. Castro’s Cuba was the ideal location for Khrushchev

2.Protect Cuba- a fellow Communist country This was the official reason given by Khrushchev. Keeping Castro in power provided a socialist model for other Latin American countries Defending Cuba can improve USSR’s international standing and prove that Khrushchev was not too “soft” on the West

2.Protect Cuba- a fellow Communist country USSR was afraid that USA would invade Cuba again as previously, USA gave several Cuban exiles and refugees military training to stage an invasion in Cuba called the Bay Of Pigs Invasion which angered existing Cuban citizens and Castro However, Khrushchev knew that if USA decided to invade Cuba, there was nothing he could do to stop Think: missile gap and financial disparity

3.Cuba’s fear of US invasion Castro had been fearful of an USA invasion since he took over Cuban leadership by force in 1959. Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961. Use the incident to import more weapons for protection. This fear led him to accept Soviet’s protection of nuclear missiles in Cuba to prevent US invasion.

CRISIS ! Previously, American President Kennedy had warned the USSR of creating offensive capability in Cuba but Khrushchev had consistently denied it despite having photos taken by spyplanes USA imposed naval blockade on 24th October 1962 which involved the stopping of all ships going to Cuba within 800 miles of the country. The blockade only stopped the reinforcement of Soviet weapons to Cuba but it did not secure their removal of missiles Despite the blockade, the construction of missile base in Cuba continued

CRISIS ! On 26th October, Khrushchev sent a telegram to Kennedy which asked for an end of the blockade and an assurance from USA not to invade Cuba in exchange for the removal of missiles from Cuba Kennedy agreed to the terms and in informal talks with Soviet ambassador in Washington, he also agreed to remove American missiles in Turkey On this, Khrushchev agreed to ship all Russian missiles back to USSR

CRISIS ! USSR offered to stop the construction of missile bases in return for US pledge to not invade Cuba We see proper negotiation and cooperation between the two superpowers here. Tensions decreased significantly.

Impact of Cuban Missile Crisis on Cold War

Impact of Cuban Missile Crisis on Cold War The tensions generated by the crisis and the realization that they moved too close to the brink of a nuclear disaster produced a desire on both sides to reduce Cold War tensions A ‘hot-line’ was set up- allowed for direct communication between Moscow and Washington. Overall, the CMC was the beginning of a ‘thaw’ in the Cold War- improvement of relationship between the East and the West.