1 oct. 1962 - Outcomes of the Missile Crisis
Description:
For the USA:
- Kennedy came out with an improved reputation
- JFK looks like he saved the world
- Missiles removed
- Prevented nuclear war
- Had to secretly remove his missiles from turkey
- Had to accept the fact that Cuba would now be communist non the less
For the USSR:
- Ally near US
- Communist Cuba, means communism is spreading
- Turkey's missiles removed
- was forced to back down and remove his own missiles too
- USSR was behind the US in the arms race
For Cuba:
- Independence
- communism was good for minorities within the public
- Money and aid from the USSR
- Castro was upset that the USSR made the deal with the US, but had to accept it since Cuba needed the aid from the USSR
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